The Dnieper , also called Dnepr or Dnipro (/dəˈniːproʊ/ də-NEE-proh), is one of the major transboundary rivers of Europe, rising in the Valdai Hills near Smolensk, Russia, before flowing through Belarus and Ukraine to … See more

The total length of the river is variously given as 2,145 kilometres (1,333 mi) or 2,201 km (1,368 mi), of which 485 km (301 mi) are within … See more

Nowadays the Dnieper River suffers from anthropogenic influence resulting in numerous emissions of pollutants. The Dnieper is close to the Prydniprovsky Chemical Plant … See more

Literature
The River Dnieper has been a subject of chapter X of a story by Nikolai Gogol A Terrible Vengeance (1831, published in 1832 as a part of the Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka short stories collection). It is considered as a … See more

Dnieper
The river is also sometimes called by the Russian name Dnepr. The initial D in Dnieper is generally silent when pronounced in English, although it may be sounded: /ˈniːpər/ or /dəˈniːpər/. It derives from See more

Almost 2,000 km (1,200 mi) of the river is navigable (to the city of Dorogobuzh). The Dnieper is important for transportation in the economy of Ukraine. Its reservoirs have large ship … See more

• The Dnieper in painting
• Catherine II leaving Kaniów in 1787 by Johann Gottlieb Plersch
• Dnieper by Arkhip Kuindzhi, 1881
• Moonlit Night on the … See more