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Kyivan Mohyla Academy

school, Kyiv, Ukraine

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The Kyivan Mohyla Academy, established in 1615 in Kyiv, Ukraine, was a significant intellectual center for the Orthodox world until its closure in 1817. Founded by Petro Mohyla, it was a major Orthodox center of learning in the East Slavic world. After Ukraine's independence in 1991, the academy was reestablished as a university.12

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