Chuhuiv

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Coordinates: 49°50′8″N, 36°41′11″E Chuhuiv (Ukrainian: Чугуїв, Russian: Чугуeв, translit. Chuguev) is a city in the Kharkiv Oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of the Chuhuivskyi Raion (district), the city itself is directly subordinate to the oblast, and is located at around 49°50′8″N, 36°41′11″E.

The estimated population is 36,789 (as of 2001).

There is a notable food industry in the city, which particularly focuses on producing mayonnaise.

[edit] History

The city is most famous for being home of a major Soviet Air Force base and a military pilot's academy. There is currently a Ukrainian Air Force base in the city.

Generally, city has been an important military point since Cossack times.

Kursants (cadets) of the Red Army's Artillery School in Chuhuyiv, 1933
Kursants (cadets) of the Red Army's Artillery School in Chuhuyiv, 1933

There was a Soviet Red Army's Artillery School (a military academy) in Chuhuyiv before World War II.

Chuhuiv is also the birthplace of Ilya Repin, a famous Ukrainian/Russian 19th century painter.

There are eight schools in Chuhuyiv (grades 1-11) where several Peace Corps Volunteers have served since 2004.

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