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A Stray Dog Wanders Into An Office

  The photographer Gennadiy Che took part in Odessa’s Batumi Photo Days festival, but there is one exhibit he treasures for which a festival setting...

How Can We Return the Richters to Ukraine?

The year 2015 marked the 100th anniversary of Sviatoslav Richter’s birth. Richter’s native city did not let the moment pass by. All over Odessa,...

The Third Odessa International Literature Festival

The festival takes place for the third year in Odessa between September 28th and October 1, 2017. Now In its third year, the Odessa Literary...

2017 Academy Awards Nominations: An Overview

Oscar nominations for the 2017 Academy Awards were announced on January 24th 2017 by Oscar winners and nominees Jennifer Hudson, Brie Larson, Emmanuel Lubezki,...

March 29, The Winter’s Tale

"The Winter's Tale" Will be shown at cinema "Planeta Kino" (Tairova) and in "Planeta kino" (Kotovsky) on March 29. Christopher Wheeldon, Artistic Associate of The...

Odessa Film Festival Raises Jewish Cinema’s Profile In Ukraine

On October 28th, the First Odessa Jewish Film Festival (OJFF) premiered with the French film The Jews, directed by Yvan Attal and starring Charlotte...

Contemporary Art Shines Mirror To Ukrainian Society: Roma Gromov

In tandem with his artistic partner Dima Erlikh, Roma Gromov has been well known in Odessa’s art scene for quite some time. Besides creating...

Lenin’s Tumble: The Iconoclasm Of Ukraine’s Decommunization

Ukraine's official efforts at Decommunization were passed into law by the Verhovna Rada in the spring of 2015. Secret security service archives were opened...

Jazz Koktebel Festival

This year, the festival "Jazz Koktebel" celebrates its 15th anniversary. It is by far the oldest and largest open-air jazz festival in Ukraine. This year,...

On Translating Marina Tsvetaeva

Marina Tsvetaeva (1982-1941) was one of the great Russian language poets of the 20th century. She was greatly admired by Russian-American poet Joseph Brodsky: ...