Category: History

07.07.2016 / Іvan Ponomarenko

Kharkiv Through the Eyes of an English Sales Agent in 1917

In April 1917, an interesting book for merchants and businesspeople was published in London; it…

01.07.2016 / Іvan Ponomarenko

You can find many “hidden treasures” in the courtyards of Kharkiv’s streets. This house is…

26.05.2016 / Іvan Ponomarenko

We recently wrote about the Kharkiv uniform, Model 1794. In a hall at the National…

05.04.2016 / Іvan Ponomarenko

The postal code—the globally recognized system for identifying postal districts and offices in various localities—first…

28.03.2016 / Іvan Ponomarenko

The century before last was the era of the Industrial Revolution, which gave rise to…

22.03.2016 / Іvan Ponomarenko

Thanks to the works of contemporary historians, we now know much more about the October…

19.03.2016 / Іvan Ponomarenko

As part of the traditional volunteer project “Give Your Beloved City a Couple of Meters,”…

11.03.2016 / Anton Bondarev

Back in 1913, the football world of the Russian Empire was rocked by a scandal…

04.03.2016 / Anton Bondarev

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

11.02.2016 / Anton Bondarev

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