A Brief History of Hotels in Kharkiv, 1900–1917

So, dear readers, let’s imagine for a moment that you’ve arrived in Kharkiv at the beginning of the 20th century.

You step out of the train station and walk down Yekaterinoslavskaya Street, which is bustling with life.
Where could a visiting traveler have stayed back then?

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Even back then, our city published the predecessor to today’s “Golden Pages”—the “Kharkiv Calendar.”

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Naturally, it featured a variety of hotel advertisements for visitors. Each one is unique and one-of-a-kind.

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Therefore, we invite you to enjoy the advertisements in this quite informative publication.

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Although, of course, there were far more hotels in Kharkiv than were listed in the “Kharkiv Calendar”…

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Anton Bondarev