The city was established in 17th century by Cossacks.
In 1745 became the governorate capital.Kharkiv has the university since 1805, technical high school since 1885.
The population in 1897 was 173,989. It consisted ofRussians (63.2%),Ukrainians (25.9%),Jews (5.7%),Poles (2.3%),Germans (1.35%) etc.
Kharkiv was the capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic from 1919 to 1934.
Before theNazi invasion Kharkiv was the great industrial center. It had 1.5 mln people.
In 1941, October 25 the city was occupied byGerman troops.1943, August 23 became the day of liberation of Kharkiv by the Red Army.
In 1973 metro in Kharkiv was open.
In 2022-2024 Kharkiv was bombed during the Russian Invasion .
