Snap up a bargain or two, buy a cute souvenir or taste some regional specialties at Barabashova Market. This vibrant place will help you get a flavor of the local culture and community.
You're spoiled for sightseeing choice when staying in Kharkiv. Barabashova Market is a great place to kick off here, but there are lots of other worthwhile sights to experience. Kharkiv National Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet, V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, and Freedom Square are not far from the community marketplace and will fill in your day nicely.