@benroyce time for this old chestnut.

![A meme comparing the timelines of Kyiv and Moscow.

996 AD: Desiatynna Church constructed in Kyiv. Moscow is a forest.

1011 AD: St. Sophia's Cathedral built in Kyiv; Moscow is still a forest.

1070 AD: Vydubuchi Monastery constructed in Kyiv; Moscow is still a forest.

1108 AD: St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery built in Kyiv; Moscow, still, is a forest. ](https://hoagie.cloud/system/media_attachments/files/115/338/739/056/339/785/original/3390bbee762e9be3.jpg)