Category: History

13.12.2015 / Anton Bondarev

A Kharkiv NKVD agent who got a C

As many people know, it was the NKVD (People’s Commissariat of Internal Affairs of the…

12.12.2015 / Anton Bondarev

Back in 1856, an unknown publisher released a unique set. It consisted of 80 beautifully…

11.12.2015 / Anton Bondarev

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

08.12.2015 / Іvan Ponomarenko

Many Kharkiv residents remember the “Lastochka” motorboat. This small pleasure boat operated from the second…

07.12.2015 / Anton Bondarev

There is an “English” Kharkiv. There is a “French” Kharkiv. There is a “German” Kharkiv.…

05.12.2015 / Anton Bondarev

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

03.12.2015 / Igor Denisenko

A long 115 years ago, Kharkiv residents—who were fascinated by the mysteries of our city’s…

29.11.2015 / Іvan Ponomarenko

Mykola Lysenko, born in 1842 in the Poltava region, is considered one of the founders…

25.11.2015 / Igor Denisenko

Kharkiv is a city of mystery and a city of legend. Yet, its amazing stories…

14.11.2015 / Anton Bondarev

There are just ordinary videos. But sometimes, there are also videos made with heart and…