People
Simon (Semen) Kuznets
1901–1985 · Economist, Nobel laureate
Simon Kuznets was born in Kharkiv and graduated from Kharkiv University’s law faculty. In 1922 he emigrated to the United States.
In Tsypin’s tales he stands as a Kharkiv native of world stature — beside Mechnikov and Landau.
Tales
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байканачало XX века · Центр
SIMON KUZNETS
Semyon was born in Kharkiv in 1901 to a fur merchant's family. Business evidently fared poorly for Kuznets senior, and he decided to try his luck in America—settle there, then send for his fa…
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топонимбез даты · Центр
OUT OF HIS ELEMENT
In a shop on Pavlov Square a company sat mocking engineer Redyugin. He constantly approached wealthy merchants with schemes—to start a factory or some enterprise.…
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