We previously mentioned G. K. Lukomsky’s book *Ancient Estates of the Kharkiv Governorate*. In particular,… Read the postThe Unknown Count Kleinmichel
In the Russian Empire, horse racing and horse breeding were very popular. What role did… Read the postOn Horse Racing, Kharkiv, Lyutovka, and Count Kleinmichel
Sometimes, all it takes is a glance at your feet to get a sense of… Read the postTerracotta Tile Factory of the Joint-Stock Company “Dziewulski and Lange”
For many people, their homeland is Kharkiv. But for some, their homeland is Ridnyi Krai… Read the postHomeland
In 1914, newspapers reported that in “Little Russia” (and therefore also in Sloboda Ukraine), on… Read the postAbout the custom of "walking the sulu"
A photo essay from the excursion we took in the summer of 2015 to one… Read the postA Trip to the Shidlovsky Estate (Staryi Merchyk)
In the 1875 Kharkiv calendar, we find a most intriguing story… The deceased landowner of… Read the postThe Donets-Zakharzhevsky Inheritance Scandal of 1874
We continue our virtual tour of the Kharkiv region. In the Bohodukhiv District, in the… Read the postKhrushchova Mykytivka
Back in 1891–1894, a church was built in the village of Borki near Kharkiv, on… Read the postThe Cathedral of Christ the Savior near the Borki Station
On June 21, 2015, we took a field trip to the estate in Hyivka neighborhood,… Read the postA Trip to the Svyatopolk-Myrsʹkykh Estate (Lyubotyn, Hyivka)