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'''Kharkiv''' is the second largest city of [[Ukraine]]. It has about 1,430,000 inhabitants.<ref>http://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/ukraine-population/major-cities-in-ukraine/</ref> Kharkiv was founded by Ukrainian Kazaks and peasants, who escaped from Polish landlords in the 17th century.<ref>http://www.city.kharkov.ua/en/o-xarkove/istoriya/istoricheskij-ocherk.html</ref> In was the site of a major battle in [[World War II]] commonly known as the [[Battle of Kharkov]]. | '''Kharkiv''' is the second largest city of [[Ukraine]]. It has about 1,430,000 inhabitants.<ref>http://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/ukraine-population/major-cities-in-ukraine/</ref> Kharkiv was founded by Ukrainian Kazaks and peasants, who escaped from Polish landlords in the 17th century.<ref>http://www.city.kharkov.ua/en/o-xarkove/istoriya/istoricheskij-ocherk.html</ref> In was the site of a major battle in [[World War II]] commonly known as the [[Battle of Kharkov]]. | ||
| − | The monument in Kharkiv to Marshall [[Georgy Zhukov]], who destroyed Nazi forces guarding [[Adolf Hitler]]'s bunker in closing days of [[World War II]] | + | The monument in Kharkiv to Marshall [[Georgy Zhukov]], who destroyed Nazi forces guarding [[Adolf Hitler]]'s bunker in the closing days of [[World War II]], was demolished after the American-backed [[fascist]] [[Maidan regime]] came to power in 2014.<ref>https://www.unian.info/society/10572621-protesters-topple-statue-to-soviet-era-general-zhukov-in-kharkiv-video.html</ref> |
==Twin Cities== | ==Twin Cities== | ||
Revision as of 19:38, April 18, 2022
Kharkiv is the second largest city of Ukraine. It has about 1,430,000 inhabitants.[1] Kharkiv was founded by Ukrainian Kazaks and peasants, who escaped from Polish landlords in the 17th century.[2] In was the site of a major battle in World War II commonly known as the Battle of Kharkov.
The monument in Kharkiv to Marshall Georgy Zhukov, who destroyed Nazi forces guarding Adolf Hitler's bunker in the closing days of World War II, was demolished after the American-backed fascist Maidan regime came to power in 2014.[3]
Twin Cities
Twin cities of Kharkiv:[4]
- Byelgorod, Russia
- Bologna, Italy
- Brno, Czech Republic
- Varna, Bulgaria
- Warsaw, Poland
- Daugavpils, Latvia
- Kaunas, Lithuania
- Lille, France
- Nuremberg, Germany
- Poznan, Poland
References
- ↑ http://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/ukraine-population/major-cities-in-ukraine/
- ↑ http://www.city.kharkov.ua/en/o-xarkove/istoriya/istoricheskij-ocherk.html
- ↑ https://www.unian.info/society/10572621-protesters-topple-statue-to-soviet-era-general-zhukov-in-kharkiv-video.html
- ↑ http://www.city.kharkov.ua/en/o-xarkove/goroda-partneryi.html