The official date of Poltava foundation is 899, it is the age of construction which were found by archaeologists in the historical center of Poltava. The first mention about Poltava under its historic name "Ltava" can be found in "Tale of Bygone Years" and dated by 1174 year. The most developed sectors of the economy of modern Poltava are: mining, engineering and food industries. The largest enterprises of the city: the GPU "Poltavagazodobycha" JV "Poltavskaya neftegazovaya cjmpaniya", JSC "Poltavskiy Turbomehanicheskiy Zavod", OJSC "Poltavskiy avtoagregatniy zavod", JSC "Poltavskiy likerovodochniy zavod". There are more than 10 universities operates in Poltava, more than 10 museums, music and drama theater and the Philharmonic.