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Kharkiv or Kharkov is the second largest city in Ukraine. The city is located in the northeast of the country near to russian frontier. Kharkovs population is around 1,500.000 . Kharkiv is one of the main industrial, cultural and educational centres of Ukraine. Its industry and research specialize on arms production and machinery.
Kharkiv is the gateway to the scientific and manufacturing potential of Eastern Ukraine
There are many world famous industrial companies in the city like the Morozov Design Bureau and the Malyshev Tank Factory, a leader in tank production since the 1930s; Hartron - aerospace and nuclear electronics ; and the Turboatom turbines producer.
Kharkivites have made their contribution to the space exploration program, to the improvement of farming methods and genetic research, Here was constructed the legendary T-34, the best tank of World War II.
They developed cryogenic medicine and carried out microbiology studies pioneered by the Nobel Prize winner - Ilia Mechnikov who discovered the mechanism of immunity.
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