Word: kiev
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...maintained their language and political links to their homeland well into the 15th century. Says Batey: "The northern regions of Scotland, especially, were essentially a Scandinavian colony up until then." Vikings also created the duchy of Normandy, in what later became France, as well as a dynasty that ruled Kiev, in Ukraine...
...soldiers separate family members and then shoot a boy that attempts to rejoin his father. Events take a turn for the worse when a KGB officer accuses Marie of being a spy, destroys her passport, and sends her, Alexei, and their son to live in a communal apartment in Kiev...
...ensuing plot tracks the descent into an inescapable nightmare. Marie is driven by an overwhelming desire to escape the poverty and tyranny of Stalin's Russia and return to France. When a French acting troupe comes to Kiev, Marie seizes an opportunity of escape by giving a letter to the lead actress played by Catherine Deneuve. Marie hopes the French government will recognize her plight and help her return to France...