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Caroline Eden’s Odessa

An adventurer, travel writer and lover of refined cuisine, Caroline Eden is a regular contributor to the travel and food sections of British publications...
Bessarabian

Taste of Bessarabia

The Bessarabia region is home to various different kinds of local cuisine created at the intersection of various different cultures in this region that...

Mamaliga: The Queen Of Bessarabian Cuisine

The former soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, after visiting the United States and seeing the impressive profits of corn cultivation, tried to promote corn production...

Olympic Success For Odessa Fencing School: A Well-Deserved Silver For Olena Kravatska

For the first time in Odessa Fencing School history, it was represented by two fencers at the Olympics, both trained by Aleksandr Vasyutin. One...

Modernist Kharkiv: Behind The Battle To Protect Avant-Garde Architecture In Post-Maidan Ukraine

Kharkiv’s Freedom Square hosts one of the largest modernist architectural ensembles in Europe, a reminder of the city’s leftist heritage. But the space was...

Visiting the Belgorod-Dnestrovsk Fortress – A Landmark Of Ancient Architecture

The expansion of Ancient Greek culture on the coast of the Black Sea, Roman excursions into Asia, the invasions by Scythians and Sarmatians, the...

Across Africa In 178 days: A Cycling Adventure

Africa is a place that can appear both exciting and slightly intimidating for cyclists planning a bike tour, but it can also turn out...

Top 5 for the Weekend of September 2-4

Symphonic music concert at the Odessa Philharmonic September 1, 2 at 7pm In honor of the 222nd anniversary of the Odessa City, the Odessa National Philharmonic...

Odessa designer Tanu Muino: making the world jealous

JEALOUSY is the name of the emerging Odessa-based clothes brand that can already be found worldwide through both stores and online retailers in Ukraine,...

Odessa Designer Julie Paskal

Founded by the vivacious 26-year-old designer Julie Paskal, the eponymous brand has become one of the brightest names in the Ukrainian fashion world. Paskal's...