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Kharkiv is the second largest and most populous city in the country (1.5 million), proud of the informal status of the first capital of the Soviet Ukraine (from 1919 to 1934 it was the capital of the Ukrainian SSR). The main scientific and cultural center of the eastern regions of the country. Kharkov was founded in 1646-54. near the settlement of the chronicle city of Donets (XI-XIII centuries), which is mentioned in the "Lay of Igor's Host". According to legend, named after the founder - the Cossack Kharko (Khariton). The core of the city was a wooden fortress at the confluence of the Lopan and Kharkov rivers. In 1659 it was rebuilt and fortified according to the Moscow model, it existed until the end of the 18th century. Due to its favorable geographical location, in th ...

Kharkiv is the second largest and most populous city in the country (1.5 million), proud of the informal status of the first capital of the Soviet Ukraine (from 1919 to 1934 it was the capital of the Ukrainian SSR). The main scientific and cultural center of the eastern regions of the country. Kharkov was founded in 1646-54. near the settlement of the chronicle city of Donets (XI-XIII centuries), which is mentioned in the "Lay of Igor's Host". According to legend, named after the founder - the Cossack Kharko (Khariton). The core of the city was a wooden fortress at the confluence of the Lopan and Kharkov rivers. In 1659 it was rebuilt and fortified according to the Moscow model, it existed until the end of the 18th century. Due to its favorable geographical location, in the XVIII-XIX centuries. Kharkiv was actively developing and became one of the largest industrial and trade centers in Eastern Europe. In 1731, the Kharkov Collegium was founded, which became the second most important in Ukraine after the Kiev-Mohyla Academy (taught by the outstanding Ukrainian philosopher and poet G. Skovoroda). In 1805, thanks to the efforts of the scientist V. Kazarin, one of the oldest in Russia Kharkov University was opened. The city is rich in architectural landmarks of the XIX-XX centuries. There are many monuments, incl. T. Shevchenko and V. Karazin. Kharkiv City Day is celebrated on August 23.

Місто Харків - друге за розміром і чисельністю населення місто в Україні (1,5 млн.), що пишається неформальним статусом першої столиці радянський України (з 1919 року по 1934 рік був столицею УРСР). Головний науковий і культурний центр східних областей країни. Харків заснований в 1646-54 рр. поблизу городища літописного міста Донець (XI-XIII ст.), яке згадується в "Слові о полку Ігоревім". За переказами, назване по імені засновника - козака Харько (Харитона). Ядром міста була дерев'яна фортеця на злитті річок Лопань і Харків. У 1659 році перебудована та укріплена за московським зразком, проіснувала до кінця XVIII ст. Завдяки вигідному географічному розташуванню, в XVIII-XIX ст. Харків активно розвивався і став одним з найбільших промислово-торговельних центрів Східної Євро ...

Місто Харків - друге за розміром і чисельністю населення місто в Україні (1,5 млн.), що пишається неформальним статусом першої столиці радянський України (з 1919 року по 1934 рік був столицею УРСР). Головний науковий і культурний центр східних областей країни. Харків заснований в 1646-54 рр. поблизу городища літописного міста Донець (XI-XIII ст.), яке згадується в "Слові о полку Ігоревім". За переказами, назване по імені засновника - козака Харько (Харитона). Ядром міста була дерев'яна фортеця на злитті річок Лопань і Харків. У 1659 році перебудована та укріплена за московським зразком, проіснувала до кінця XVIII ст. Завдяки вигідному географічному розташуванню, в XVIII-XIX ст. Харків активно розвивався і став одним з найбільших промислово-торговельних центрів Східної Європи. У 1731 році заснований Харківський колегіум, що став другим за значенням в Україні після Києво-Могилянської академії (викладав видатний український філософ і поет Г. Сковорода). У 1805 році зусиллями вченого В. Казаріна був відкритий один з найстаріших в Росії Харківський університет. Місто багате архітектурними пам'ятками XIX-XX ст., є безліч пам'ятників, в т.ч. Т. Шевченку і В. Каразіну. День міста Харкова відзначається 23 серпня.

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Archeology Museum of Kharkiv National University
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Archeology Museum of Kharkiv National University

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The Museum of Archeology of the Vasyl Karazin Kharkiv National University dates back to 1807, when an antiquity cabinet was established at the university. In the same year he received artifacts from the excavations of Olbia. They formed the basis of the exposition of the Museum of Fine Arts and Antiquities, established at the university in 1837. At the beginning of the XX century the Archaeological Museum became an independent scientific institution. The modern exposition is located in the Exhibition Hall in the Main Building of the University. Here are some of the largest in Ukraine collections of objects of the Bronze Age, Scythian era, ancient times, Chernyakhiv and Saltivka cultures.

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Kharkiv Art Museum

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Kharkiv Art Museum is one of the oldest and most valuable art collections in Ukraine. It is located in two old houses in the style of classicism with elements of baroque and modernism, built in 1912 by the famous Kharkiv architect Oleksii Beketov for the merchant and industrialist Ivan Ignatishchev.

The museum's collection was started in 1805 by the founder of Kharkiv University Vasyl Karazin, who bought for the university 2477 graphic works by Albrecht Dürer, Anton van Dyck, Francois Boucher and other Western European masters. The Department of Ukrainian and Russian Art of the XVI-XX centuries is based on the collections of the Kharkiv Art and Industrial Museum and nationally used private collections.

Now the funds of the Kharkiv Art Museum have more than 20 thousand exhibits. Works by Ivan Aivazovsky, Ivan Shishkin, Mykola Ge, Vasyl Surikov, Mykola Pymonenko, Fedir Krychevsky, Oleksandr Murashko, Yuri Narbut, Tetyana Yablonska, etc. are exhibited. A separate hall is dedicated to the work of Ilya Repin. In particular, one of the versions of Ilya Repin's painting "Cossacks write a letter to the Turkish sultan" is presented.

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Sumtsov Kharkiv Historical Museum

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The Kharkiv Historical Museum is named after the Ukrainian folklorist, ethnographer and literary critic and public figure Mykola Sumtsov. It was on his initiative in Kharkov in 1920 was established Museum of Sloboda Ukraine. Hryhoriy Skovoroda, from whom the history of the current museum began. In Soviet times, it was located in the premises of the Holy Intercession Monastery, but in 2003 it finally moved to the building of the former pawnshop, built in 1908-1912 by architect Borys Kornienko. During the reconstruction in 2021, a glass pavilion was added to it.

Now the stock collection of the Kharkiv Historical Museum has more than 330 thousand items. Archaeological finds from excavations of Bronze Age settlements, a set of things of the Old Russian period from the Donetsk settlement of the XI-XII centuries, numismatic collections, ethnographic collections, collections of weapons, flags, etc. are collected in four departments. In particular, the only hetman's flag of the 17th century in Ukraine was presented, which belonged to Ivan Mazepa and two other Ukrainian hetmans. Another key exhibit is the diorama "Kharkiv Fortress", which shows the appearance of the city in the seventeenth century.

Military equipment is presented in the open area, in particular the British heavy tank Mark V of the First World War and the Soviet T-34-85 of the Second World War. The nearby metro station "Historical Museum" was named in honor of the institution.

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