Culture
Home Culture
Brief Tales of Odessa’s Musical History
The Bee Gees, The Mystery Of Liszt’s Grand Piano, Tchaikovsky and Odessa’s Wunderkinder
Many talented pianists and violinists have come out of Odessa. The city...
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...
Religion For The People
The writer Yulia Verba has recentlly published a very funny book of short stories “Spawn of the Moldavanka” which is set in the dilapidated...
Irena Karpa And Fifi Bristoche Discuss Their Collaboration In A Paris Cafe
The Odessa Review’s managing editor Regina Maryanovska-Davidzon met up with the well known Ukrainian writer Irena Karpa in a Paris Cafe. The singer and song...
I Am A Jew!
Viktor Yerofeyev is one of the best known Russian writers working today, the author of modern classics such as “Life with an Idiot” (which...
Humor in Odessa: Traditions and Modern Times
The Humor Capital
Throughout the former Soviet Union, Odessa is considered the capital of humor. It’s unclear exactly how this came to be, but most...
The Literary's Museum Conference on Issac Babel with "Finding Babel" director David Novack
On July 14th, the Odessa Review and the Literary Museum in Odessa hosted a miniature academic conference about Issac Babel - his artifacts, his...
Made in Odessa: On Six Musicians With Odessa Roots
When studying the biographies of famous musicians, composers and singers, unexpected discoveries will be made. It should not surprise anyone that a good deal...
Outcomes and Winners of “Docudays” 15th International Film Festival: War with a Female Face
March 30th was the last day of the 15th International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival in Kyiv. This year participants included 62 films from...
A Dialogue About That ‘Infamous Odessan’ Language With Boris Khersonsky
This interview is based on a transcription of a radio interview that took place between Igor Pomerantsev and The Odessa Review contributing author and...