Simon Sebag Montefiore’s Ode to Charms of Odessa
Globally acclaimed historian and author Simon Sebag Montefiore is convinced that Odessa is unlike any other city.
About the author: Simon Sebag Montefiore is a...
My Sheptytsky
One of the world’s most famous historians of the Holocaust (he himself is a survivor) and the author of “Together and Apart in Brzezany:...
30 Years After The Sinking Of The Admiral Nakhimov
For Odessa the celebration of the 25th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence on August 24th correlates with another anniversary, albeit a sad one. Thirty years...
In Memory Of Orest Subtelny (1941-2016) — His Legacy For The New Generation Of...
Orest Subtelny, who passed away at the end of July, was perhaps his generations most prominent historian of Ukraine. His work reinvigorated the discipline...
Made in Odessa: On Six Musicians With Odessa Roots
When studying the biographies of famous musicians, composers and singers, unexpected discoveries will be made. It should not surprise anyone that a good deal...
Remembering The Bloodiest Days of Ukraine’s Revolution
Four years ago today, Ukrainian special forces fired on protesters gathered on Kyiv’s Maidan nezalezhnosti (Independence Square), wounding, maiming, and killing demonstrators against President...
Isaak Dunayevsky: The Red Mozart Of Soviet Cinema
Summer in Odessa! The white acacia blossoms, the beach season arrives, and live music can be heard on the streets and at the seaside...
Twenty Years Of Bridge-Building
Since 1997, the intellectual journal Krytyka has projected an alternate future program for Ukraine: democracy, openness, internationalism. For twenty years, The journal has been...
Making Modernism: On Odessa’s Most Pristine Parisian, Vladimir Baranov-Rossine
The remarkable Odessa educated, French-Russian-Jewish artist Vladimir Baranov-Rossine was killed in the holocaust, but his work lives on. In recent decades he has become...
Remembering Babyn Yar: A 1966 Speech And 50 Years Later
The official 75th anniversary commemorations of the Nazi massacres that took place at the Babyn Yar ravine in Kyiv will take place in the...