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'''Darvina Street''' (''Дарвiна'' in Ukrainian, ''Дарвина'' in Russia) - the street is named after [ | '''Darvina Street''' (''Дарвiна'' in Ukrainian, ''Дарвина'' in Russia) - the street is named after [Charles Darwin | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Darwin]. | ||
In the first decade of the 19th century near [[Kaplunovskaya Church]] was the estate of the artist [[Kulikovsky]]. Later, when a street arose here, it was named Sadovo-Kulikovskaya. | In the first decade of the 19th century near [[Kaplunovskaya Church]] was the estate of the artist [[Kulikovsky]]. Later, when a street arose here, it was named Sadovo-Kulikovskaya. | ||
Revision as of 23:17, 16 February 2022
Darvina Street (Дарвiна in Ukrainian, Дарвина in Russia) - the street is named after [Charles Darwin | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Darwin].
In the first decade of the 19th century near Kaplunovskaya Church was the estate of the artist Kulikovsky. Later, when a street arose here, it was named Sadovo-Kulikovskaya.
Today's Darvina street, which received this name in 1917 (very influential Kharkiv anarchists at the beginning of 1918 called Sadovo-Kulikovskaya Anarchy street. - see Darvina, 11 and 25 )
On this street, for many years lived the famous Ukrainian poet P.P. Gulak-Artemovsky (professor, from 1841 - rector of Kharkiv University). Intensive construction began at the end of the 19th century, in connection with the opening in 1885 of the Technological Institute - the current Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute, and in 1891 - the Commercial School.