Kharkiv

Kharkiv got its name from the river "Kharkiv" In the early 17 th century, the boundaries of Kharkov were settled refugees from the Right-Bank Ukraine, and Russian settlers.

The city is the center of Kharkov Ukraine, a major cultural and educational center as well as the largest transportation hub in Ukraine. Terms of population, the city ranks second in the country, and 1.5 million inhabitants. Also in Kharkov there are more than sixty research institutes, over 170 secondary schools and a large number of higher education institutions. Every year the city prepares and publishes more than twenty thousand young professionals. In the city there are five famous museums, six major theaters, eighty libraries, and city art gallery.

Also, the city is famous for its traditions and customs. A large footprint in the development mentality and general existence of the city, left the period from 1917 to 1933, when Kharkov was the capital of Soviet Ukraine. In this city were achieved outstanding success of domestic criminalistics also connected with Kharkov lives of many famous artists, writers, artists, thinkers, and so on.

History of Kharkiv, rich in its famous attractions Kharkiv Zoo, which studies and conservation of wild fauna all over the planet. Annunciation Cathedral of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate. Monument to Taras Shevchenko - the best monument in the world. Cathedral of the Assumption, the bell tower which was one of the highest in Russia at the time of construction. Freedom Square - the center in the city. German military cemetery, there are about forty thousand graves. And in general in the city there are wonderful parks and gardens, so Kharkov called him "green."

Also in the city, there is one of the most important enterprises of Kharkov industry - Locomotive Works "Hammer and Sickle". At one time was the largest KHEMZ enterprise not only in Odessa, but also in Ukraine. Most products are specialized in manufacturing of diesel compressors, oil engines.