Natural and geographical conditions of Zmiev

The book is devoted to the study of natural and geographical conditions of the city of Zmiev: relief and geomorphology, climate, water resources, soils, flora and fauna, minerals, as well as natural routes of communication - Seversky Donets and Muravsky shlach. On the basis of archival and published sources, materials of manuscripts and expeditions, as well as scientific works of leading Kharkov scientists, the author studies the development of nature of Zmiev and its surroundings in the medieval (XI-XIV centuries) and modern (since 1656) periods of the city's existence. Special attention is paid to the issues of ecological pollution of the environment and human impact on nature. Thebook is intended for specialists in the field of geographical and historical regional studies (local history), historians, geographers, workers of local history and natural science museums, as well as residents of the city of Zmiev.