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Theater On Podil: A Controversial Facet Of The Ukrainian Architectural Revival

The newly built Podil Theater building has proven to be quite controversial with it’s modernist exterior making many observers quite unhappy. If nothing else,...

Conclusions From DocuDays 2017: Artifacts Of The Post-Apocalypse

The 14th annual DocuDays human rights documentary film festival was held during the last week of March in Kyiv, presenting four competitive and four...

This Story Allegedly Took Place At The Odessa Film Studio

Wether it is true or not, this story is dedicated to all fans of cinema and mysticism. It was the 70’s when the filmmakers at...

Understanding Pyotr Gansky: Not A Nice Guy, But Talented Artist

Amongst Odessa’s numerous artists, Pyotr Pavlovich Gansky remains relatively unknown. Despite the artist’s Odessa ties and his remarkable work, he has only recently received...

Art as a Job?!

When it comes to the Arsenal, the first thing to remember is its sheer size — the place is enormous. It’s a bit of...

60th Anniversary Of Elite Ukrainian School In Odessa

School No. 9 opened up in the very center of Odessa, on Gavannaya Street in 1957. Today, the school is known as Gymnasium No....

The 5th Odessa Biennale of Contemporary Art

The 5th Odessa Biennale of Contemporary Art will take place in Odessa between  August 26 - September 30, 2017 giving Odessans and city visitors...

Odessa Tales By Boris Khersonsky

  Once we met up with the Odessa Intelligentsia in order to go to the beach. We decided to meet on the corner of Bebel...

The Zaporizhia Land Art Festival

Zaporizhia celebrated its tenth annual “Land Art” festival the last weekend of April. Located on Sagaydachne, a territory that boasts a diverse history (from...

Odessa Tales By Boris Khersonsky

Once, at the dawn of Perestroika, I phoned the Odessa Intelligentsia. “Pronto,” – replied the familiar, slightly raspy voice. “She’s been to Naples again!” – I...