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The Architectural And Cultural Treasures Of Odessan Dachas
When Spring truly arrives in Odessa, sometime in April or May, many Odessites suddenly recall that they have a “dacha.” A “dacha” is a...
The New Dictionary Of Received Ideas
In the late 19th century, the French novelist Gustave Flaubert compiled Le Dictionnaire des idées reçues (The Dictionary of Received Ideas), an encyclopedia of...
To Clarice Lispector, Wherever She Might Find Me
Four decades after her passing, the acclaimed Brazilian writer Clarice Lispector (December 10, 1920 — December 9, 1977) is becoming ever more lionized for...
Ukraine And The 1917 Revolution In London
The head of the Ukrainian Institute in London writes about the reception of the 100th anniversary of the 1917 revolution in London. In autumn...
The Constant Surfer
In New York you're always from somewhere else. When people ask me my provenance, I tell them I'm from the South. The South of...
The Odessa Review’s OIFF Diary: Day 1 — Free and Easy, In Between
Free and Easy (China, 2016)
By Yevgeniya Seleznyova
My first day of the Odessa International Film Festival started at 10 AM with "Free and Easy," a film...
An Excerpt from "By The Black Sea" by Mikhail Kapchinsky
This is an excerpt from the 1952 memoirs of the Odessa Film Studio’s legendary first director Mikhail Kapchinsky. The excerpt provides a remarkable historical...
Odessa talent thrills ‘Voice of Ukraine’ judges
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUejDKXfhP8
Last year Odessa singer Felix Shinder proved a big hit on popular TV show ‘Voice of Ukraine’. This year 22-year-old Odessite Tatyana Amirova iswell on her...
The Modern Music Scene In Odessa
The Odessa Rock music scene is as healthy and diverse as it has ever been, but the problems facing it are formidable as well.
Despite...
Photographer In Focus
Yuliya Gorodetska (Julia Gorodetskaya) was born and raised in Odessa and worked as a journalist for 15 years in her native city. She now...
