The Electrification of Kharkiv City at the End of ХIX – at the Beginning of ХX Century

The information about the general situation of the Kharkiv city at the end of XIX – at the beginning of the XX century is presented. In particular, it is illustrated which enterprises, railways and institutes were functioned in that time. The information about events preceded to the opening in Kharkiv Practical Technological Institute is pointed. The contribution of the scientists of this institute to the electrification of the Kharkiv city is considered. On the basis of documents from Archives, the existing information about the scientific activities by Oleksandr Pogorelko, Pavlo Kopniaev, Mykola Pilchikov, Mykola Klobukov was supplemented and corrected. The expert activity of these scientists is shown. It is stated that the mentioned scientists were at the origins of the electrotechnical education of Ukraine.