Category: History

24.07.2015 / Іvan Ponomarenko

Mar’yanenka Lane

Mar’yanenka Lane in Kharkiv was established in 1972 on the site of the former Proviantsky…

18.07.2015 / Іvan Ponomarenko

The oldest building in Kharkiv is the Intercession (Pokrovskyi) Cathedral, located in the monastery complex…

16.07.2015 / Anton Bondarev

From October 15 to October 31, 1876, the first provincial congress of zemstvo physicians was…

16.07.2015 / Anton Bondarev

In the 1886 issue of the journal *Vsemirnaya Illyustratsiya*, we find a very interesting article…

16.07.2015 / Anton Bondarev

In 1943, a poster (191 x 99.5 cm) was produced commemorating the liberation of our…

16.07.2015 / Anton Bondarev

So, what do we know about the population of our city in the mid-to-late 19th…

16.07.2015 / Anton Bondarev

In the mid-19th century, there were about 15 charitable organizations in Kharkiv. At number 13,…

15.07.2015 / Anton Bondarev

The Kuskovo Estate is truly one of the jewels of the once-illustrious Sheremetev family. It…

15.07.2015 / Іvan Ponomarenko

Few people realize that skydiving—an extreme spectacle—was often performed right in the heart of urban…

13.07.2015 / Anton Bondarev

Back in 1804, the charter of Kharkiv University was approved. And on January 17 (29),…