Every place on Earth has certain charm and appeal, which it owes to the people living there and to their deeds. This is also true for Kharkiv.

Kharkivites are not used to be sitting on their hands. They made their contribution to the space exploration program, to the improvement of farming methods and genetic research, they took part in the ascent at Everest, constructed military equipment - the legendary T-34, the best tank of World War II was created in Kharkiv as well as the first three dimensional radio-locator, they fought for human rights, conducted unique educational experiments. They developed cryogenic medicine and carried out microbiology studies pioneered by the Nobel Prize winner - Ilia Mechnikov who discovered the mechanism of immunity.
The beginning of nuclear era took place here in 1932 with the splitting of the nucleus at Kharkiv Physico-Technical Institute.

In the years of Ukraine's independence, they participated in conversion of defense industry, in reconstruction of light industry and heavy engineering, in development of communication systems and after all their entrepreneurial talents flourished and gave rise to the creation of private enterprises, small and medium businesses and joint ventures.

Kharkiv is a city which is open to the world. You can meet ex-Kharkivites anywhere on the globe. And quite likely they became successful in their new environment. Kharkiv became the sister city of Cincinnati, Nuremberg, Bologna, Poznan and many other cities in different countries.