Alluring Kharkiv – Page 55 – Our beloved city beckons and beckons us

25.02.2016 / Anton Bondarev

The Story of Kharkiv-Style Straw and Three Rejections

Back in 1904, the Emperor himself offered Prince Sergei Dmitrievich Urusov the position of governor…

23.02.2016 / Igor Denisenko

The topographic survey was conducted by Y.A. Savelyev and A.V. Kleshnin, members of the Kharkiv…

20.02.2016 / Anton Bondarev

This scandalous yet little-known love story is inextricably linked to the names of two archbishops…

19.02.2016 / Іvan Ponomarenko

The Oleksandrivska Hospital (Blagovischenska Street, 25) had been operating in Kharkiv since 1869, but due to…

18.02.2016 / Іvan Ponomarenko

One of the best-preserved sections of Kharkiv’s historic underground structures is located at the intersection…

17.02.2016 / Nata Skachkova

Today I’d like to tell you about an authentic part of our beloved city—manhole covers.…

12.02.2016 / Іvan Ponomarenko

This mansion was built in 1913 by architect A. Gorokhov. Until 1917, it was owned…

11.02.2016 / Anton Bondarev

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

10.02.2016 / Anton Bondarev

Back in December 1916, Nikolai Korneychukov—better known to most as Korney Chukovsky—arrived in the city…

08.02.2016 / Anton Bondarev

Back in 1889, the latest edition of the *Kharkiv Calendar* was published. This publication was…