Category: History

31.07.2015 / Anton Bondarev

The Unique 1900 Paris World's Fair and Kharkiv

In our posts, we often mention a certain Paris Exhibition. Since this exhibition will come…

30.07.2015 / Anton Bondarev

As it happened, Antonovka apples (a variety of apple) did not grow well in Kharkiv.…

30.07.2015 / Anton Bondarev

I think many people are aware that the current “Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute” was the first…

30.07.2015 / Іvan Ponomarenko

In the Kharkiv Metro, you can see traces of geological eras long past. For example,…

30.07.2015 / Anton Bondarev

On May 26, 1896, the ceremonial coronation of Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna took place…

25.07.2015 / Іvan Ponomarenko

One of the active members of the Ukrainian Society named after Kvitka-Osnovianenko was the opera…

24.07.2015 / Anton Bondarev

In 1843, a handwritten atlas was published: “Maps of the Provinces Under the Jurisdiction of…

24.07.2015 / Іvan Ponomarenko

The modern Kharkiv Karaite Synagogue (Kenassa) is one of the main architectural attractions of Kharkiv…

24.07.2015 / Іvan Ponomarenko

According to indirect reports, some foreign consulates began reopening in Kharkiv as early as the…

24.07.2015 / Іvan Ponomarenko

During the July crisis of 1914, demonstrations against Germany took place in Kharkiv. According to…