Category: Architecture

25.12.2015 / Anton Bondarev

Kharkiv Through Its People: Valerian Neronov—One of the Founders of St. Nicholas Church

On October 26, 1836, Valerian Alexandrovich Neronov was born into a military family.He was descended…

24.12.2015 / Іvan Ponomarenko

We’re continuing our “You Might Not See This Tomorrow” series. Though there’s not much left…

17.12.2015 / Іvan Ponomarenko

The pre-WWI Art Nouveau house, located at Kravtsova Lane, 7 (formerly Mordvinivsky Lane), came to…

15.12.2015 / Іvan Ponomarenko

In early 2015, we posted a tongue-in-cheek piece about Kharkiv’s beautiful buildings, which are in…

11.12.2015 / Anton Bondarev

Oh, that Zhatkin! There are probably very few people in Kharkiv who haven’t heard the…

10.12.2015 / Іvan Ponomarenko

Many residents of Kharkiv know that there is a candy store right in the heart…

05.12.2015 / Anton Bondarev

Many of our readers will recall our discovery of the First Vegetarian Cafeteria. As we…

27.11.2015 / Іvan Ponomarenko

There is an imposing, abandoned building at Katerynynska Street, 67. Few people today would remember…

09.11.2015 / Іvan Ponomarenko

Virtually all the historic buildings in the area around Vernadsky Street and the beginning of…

07.11.2015 / Іvan Ponomarenko

On Saturday, November 7, 2015, the second part of the free walking tour “Destroyed Churches”…