Category: History

08.03.2016 / Igor Denisenko

Yuri Pikul, "The Underground Tunnels of Kharkiv as Perceived by Its Residents"

As part of the “Kharkiv’s Underground” column—which many of you have already come to love—I…

04.03.2016 / Anton Bondarev

Back in late 1912, the name of Kharkiv was making headlines in many newspapers of…

23.02.2016 / Igor Denisenko

The topographic survey was conducted by Y.A. Savelyev and A.V. Kleshnin, members of the Kharkiv…

20.02.2016 / Anton Bondarev

This scandalous yet little-known love story is inextricably linked to the names of two archbishops…

18.02.2016 / Іvan Ponomarenko

One of the best-preserved sections of Kharkiv’s historic underground structures is located at the intersection…

17.02.2016 / Nata Skachkova

Today I’d like to tell you about an authentic part of our beloved city—manhole covers.…

11.02.2016 / Anton Bondarev

Back in 1901, a luxurious official publication was issued in St. Petersburg; it remains a…

08.02.2016 / Anton Bondarev

Back in 1889, the latest edition of the *Kharkiv Calendar* was published. This publication was…

06.02.2016 / Anton Bondarev

On Sunday, April 23, 1867, at 2:00 p.m., the grand opening of the first ethnographic…

03.02.2016 / Anton Bondarev

Back in 1866, the latest edition of *The Memorial Book of the Kharkiv Governorate* was…