TY  - EJOUR
AU  - Yevhenii Telukha
T1  - V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University
T2  - Copernico. Geschichte und kulturelles Erbe im östlichen Europa
PY  - 2024/02/06
UR  - https://www.copernico.eu/en/link/659d8517e8ac83.47881963
DA  - 2025/07/13
PB  - Herder-Institut für historische Ostmitteleuropaforschung - Institut der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft
LA  - en
AB  - The V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University is one of the most important universities in Ukraine. It was founded in 1804/1805 on the initiative of the Enlightenment intellectual and statesman Vasily Karasin.
Until 1917, it was called the Imperial University of Kharkiv. During the Soviet era, was renamed several times: Free Academy of Theoretical Knowledge (1920-1921), Kharkiv Institute of National Education (1921-1932) and State University A. M. Gorky Kharkiv State University (1932-1990). Since 1999, the university has borne its current name.
In 2022, the university was significantly affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. On March 2, the building of the Faculty of Economics was destroyed by Russian shelling, followed by the sports complex on March 5, the building of the Faculty of Physics and Technology on March 11, and the building of the Institute of Public Administration on March 18. Since March 22, 2022, not a single university building has escaped damage.
KW  - Ukraine
KW  - Charkiw
KW  - Ševčenkìvsʹkij
KW  - Karazin, Vasilij Nazarovič
KW  - University (Institution)
KW  - House of Projects (Kharkiv)
KW  - Russo-Ukrainian War
L1  - https://www.copernico.eu/en/doi/659d8517e8ac83.47881963
ER  -