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"So, the first people to settle in Kharkov brought with them
from Trans Dnieper region their love to education, which stood them in good stead in their
fight for faith and nation. The first parish schools appeared in Kharkov in the XVIIth
century. In the second quarter of the XVIIIth century, the Collegium was founded here.
Although this was only a secondary school, it had such a comprehensive curriculum that was
sometimes referred to as an academy.
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D. I. Bagaley, D. P. Miller,"The
History of Kharkov Town During the 250 Year Period of its Existance"
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In fact, during the period until the university was open in
Kharkov it played the role of the center of higher education for the whole region. By
virtue of the Collegium Kharkov became one of the four main towns of Slobod Ukraine. Its
most important feature was that the Collegium was accessible to representatives of all
classes of the society, and therefore it best suited the purposes of the nation."
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