End of 19 century

Ukrainian ladies in Harkiv

For some time, Kharkiv played the role of the capital, thanks to the industrial development of the Donetsk-Kryvorizka region, the city became one of the largest cities of the All-Russian Empire. At the same time, it was one of the centers of activity of the Ukrainian revival.

End of 19 century

Ukrainian ladies in Harkiv

Cultural center of the continent in 19 century was KyivAt the end of the 19th century, Kyiv could be considered the cultural center of the continent, where Eastern and Western civilizations met.

A man on a fenceOne of the many photos of people and the area where Paraska-Plytka Horytsvit lived

Life is bustling in old KyivIt is not surprising that at the end of the 19th century, almost half of all Jews in the world lived in Ukraine. The cultures of all the countries on the continent flocked there and it was very beneficial for doing business.

Photo by G.P. Shevchenko. Village of Kyrylivka. Windmills. Cherkasy region (Zvenyhorod district, village of Kyrylivka). 1907-1908.Hryhoriy Shevchenko - a photo artist from the Shevchenko family - the great-grandson of the late Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko. He was engaged in photography at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, which allowed him to capture places and people that had not yet undergone dramatic changes and retained their pristine authenticity.