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Kharkov

facts in brief


Brockhaus & Efron Encyclopedia, vol. 74, 1903
Brockhaus & Efron Encyclopedia, vol. 74, 1903







Facts in brief:

Located at junction of Udy, Lopan & Kharkov rivers; suffered heavy damage in WW II; surviving structures include 17th-cen. Pokrovsky Cathedral & 19th-cen. Patriarchal Cathedral; produces electrical equipment, bicycles & foodstuffs.

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