Already in August, on the Assumption, the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra will be 975 years old since its foundation. This is a special milestone, because only one generation will change - and Ukrainians on this land will celebrate the millennium of the Lavra. Our national shrine, along with Sophia, the Transfiguration Cathedral of Chernihiv and other witnesses of Kievan Rus' thousand-year existence - all this together definitively records the fact that the roots of Ukrainians on this land are immeasurable, strong, unique. Dates such as the millennium of the Lavra will be met with dignity by Ukraine. And the preparation will start today. After all, we are talking about a long and painstaking process. This is the renewal and preservation of dozens of cultural monuments, museum collections, Lavra buildings, our great heritage - one of the world centers of Christianity. This requires a big and collaborative work, which we start today. And we should also meet the millennium of the Lavra in unity, which strengthens and protects our people and our state. I am signing the corresponding decree here and now. From a speech on the occasion of the Constitution Day of Ukraine. (4/5)