At first glance, this place resembles a small town, but you are very surprised to learn that there actually!

This vast territory of almost 120 football pitches is actually nothing more than the market in Kharkov! Giant Market Hall is located near the metro station "Academician Barabashova" and offers a wide selection of products from Ukraine and abroad. The station and the market are the name of the Soviet astronomer Nicholas Barabashova who investigated the optical properties of the surfaces of the Moon and planets. It was this scholar said that the surface of the satellite in its porous structure.

From the metro opens access to the market.



Barabashova Today the market is a town that exists and develops according to its own rules. There's even a unique password: "Kamenka" - series, where you can find the best clothes and shoes, "Yama" and the ranks of the Chinese - "Luzhniki" - for those who are looking for cheaper. And some 25 years ago on the site of Barabashka traders sought refuge from the Central Market, which then threatened with destruction. But while Barabashka already started his private life: lowest fee for space and permission to trade foreign goods attract more sellers.

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With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the situation has changed. Tired of inflation and unemployment, people rushed to sell, because it was the only way to make good money. Traders were transferred to a special place, freeing up the street. People from the neighborhood come to Kharkov for shopping, goods cost instantly. Many had to leave their former place of work and make clothes and shoes in the shops, which opened even in the basements of apartment buildings (the main thing was to sew the label in English, because that says "Made in Ukraine" sell not prestigious). Oddly enough, the quality of the product was decent enough.



To date, the price of things on Barabashka significantly lower than, for example, in Kiev. The market attracts people from the area, as well as anyone who wants to save money. Some families even have a tradition once a year to go shopping at Barabashka. On weekends, the market is full of people from the provinces, and on Monday and Thursday very large crowds, because these days there is a night wholesale market.











Despite the enormous popularity Barabashka threatened with extinction. As with other markets, its plans to turn into a shopping center with a hypermarket. Not every trader will be able to pay for a place in the new store, so scary to think what will happen to all these people. For many market Barabashova become a second home, and the only chance to survive in this difficult time. But it seems that the traditional markets will soon come to an end. Tell us about this unusual place to friends and acquaintances, because soon it may become just a part of history.

via ofigenno ru

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