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Steampunk Revolution Comes To Ukrainian Comic Books
The commemoration of the centenary of the events of 1917 has been taken up in very different ways by the various post-Soviet nations. The...
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...
“Thank you, Yura, the jazz is ours!”: Odessa Jazz Fest 2016 recap
The international jazz festival in Odessa is a well-established tradition which is eagerly expected every year by all Odessites and jazz lovers. On September...
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...
“Myth” Offers A Nuanced Portrayal Of Singer Wassyl Slipak And The War In Ukraine
As a documentary, “Myth” could have easily descended into hero worship. It had all the prerequisites: a talented and extravagant protagonist, a patriotic theme,...
The Odessa Review’s OIFF Diary: Day 7 — My Happy Family, A Young Girl...
My Happy Family, A Young Girl In Her Nineties, Spoor
By Yevgeniya Seleznyova
The last competition day was a perfect ending to the festival, with all...
Festival Organization: Learning To Do The Impossible
A festival is typically a bright and colorful kaleidoscope affair composed numerous diverse events. For visitors, a festival should be a pure celebration of...
OIFF Update: "From Fukushima with Love" (2016)
International aid work for impoverished or disaster-ridden areas is very popular; so popular it has essentially become its own vacation industry: “voluntourism”. Thus every...
A Guide To The 46th Kyiv International Film Festival Molodist
The 46th Kyiv International Film Festival Molodist, one of the most important happenings in Ukrainian cinema, is taking place this autumn in Kyiv at...
Choreography Defying Gravity: Radu Poklitaru’s Modern Ballet
If there is a figure representing modern dance in Ukraine at its best, it has to be Radu Poklitaru. Born in Moldova, the eminent...
