In memory of Saveliy Tsypin

This site remembers the author of “Kharkiv in Tales and Anecdotes” (Kharkiv: Folio, 2001) — Saveliy Tsypin — and is meant for everyone who loves the city’s streets, rumors and legends.

Materials are published with permission linked to the author and publisher. Spelling and tone of the source are preserved. Tales and legends are folklore and city storytelling, not academic reference.

The catalog now holds 380: tales — 169; legends — 19; anecdotes — 63; rumors — 24; place-names — 105.