Places

Places

Streets, churches, the square, station, markets and rivers — the stage of Kharkiv stories.

Places

Centre / Nagorny

University Hill

Historic core of the city: university, cathedrals, the descent to the Lopan — stage of many tales. · 17

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Centre

Dormition Cathedral

Symbol of old Kharkiv on University Hill; the Alexandrovskaya bell tower is a city landmark. · 9

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Centre

Annunciation Cathedral

Large church by the Lopan; a fixture of place-names and city stories. · 8

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Centre

Derzhprom (Gosprom)

Constructivist giant on Freedom Square; symbol of 1920s–30s capital Kharkiv. · 6

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Centre

Freedom Square

One of Europe’s largest squares; scene of parades, rallies and legends. · 8

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Centre

Sumska Street

Main avenue: theatres, shopfronts, strolls and jokes “on Sumska”. · 33

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Forest Park / Oleksiivka

Forest Park

Green belt in the north — walks, dachas and hunting tales. · 1

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Forest Park

Memorial of Glory

War memorial complex of 20th-century memory. · 0

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Centre

Mirror Stream

Pavilion fountain by Shevchenko Garden — postwar Kharkiv emblem. · 5

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Centre

Shevchenko Garden

City garden — walks, theatre, student life. · 5

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Kholodnohirskyi

Kholodna Hora

District and place-name; stories from Cold Mountain in the book. · 1

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Centre / Station area

Southern Railway Station

City gateway: arrivals, refugees, jokes “at the station”. · 6

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Centre

Horse Market / Blahbaz

Old riverside market — “rachka” speech, trade and the lower city. · 12

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Centre

Lopan River

One of Kharkiv’s rivers; with the Kharkiv and vanished Netecha — a toponymic trio. · 13

Places

Outskirts

Rohan

Place and beer — the book’s tale “Rohan is not only beer”. · 2