Kiev

Kiev is the capital and largest city of Ukraine. In 1788, Kapitolina, Dmitry Stallen's sister, went to college here. In 1821, Liliya Stallen-Solovyova and Cheslav Stallen went to that same college. In 1825, they worked for a company in the city. Liliya married Russo-Ukrainian Alexei Solovyov, and Cheslav married Russo-Ukrainian Valentina Tamarkina-Stallen in a local chapel on the same day in March of 1827. Liliya and Alexei's six children were born and raised in Kiev, as were Cheslav and Valentina's eight children. Liliya and Alexei's grandson was the first of either lineage to leave Kiev. Liliya, Alexei, Cheslav, and Valentina lived in Kiev for the rest of their lives. Cheslav was the only one of them not to die in Kiev because he died in Brest, Belarus, when he, Liliya, and Valentina were visiting Liliya's grandson. Cheslav and Alexei died in 1880, Valentina in 1883, and Liliya in 1885. Another notable native of Kiev is Svetlana Gurka, wife of Boris Kito, a Czar of Russia.