Korney Chukovsky: Odessa’s Famous And Also Unknown Writer
He was Vladimir Zhabotinsky’s childhood friend; a defender of Boris Pasternak and Anna Akhmatova; translator of Oscar Wilde, Mark Twain and Rudyard Kipling; chronicler...
How The Soviet Union Suppressed The Holocaust To Fight “Nationalism”
The Soviet authorities didn’t want their own historical narrative to face competition. That meant obliterating memory, rebuilding historical narratives, and suppressing literature.
This article was...
Pericles Stavrov, Odessan Greek Poet
The poet Pericles Stavrov is known to lovers of literature as one of the great poets of the 20th century. This article is based...
The Mystery Of Odessa’s Mascarons
Odessa’s old houses are more than they appear at first glance. Looking past the plaster balconies and air-conditioning units, its clear that these buildings...
In Search Of Mykola Bazhan’s Legacy On The Eve Of Commemorations Of Babyn Yar
Mykola Platonovich Bazhan (1904-1983) was one of the greatest Ukrainian poets of the twentieth century. He cemented his literary reputation in the 1920’s as...
A Short History Of Jewish Political Parties In Ukraine
Jewish political parties in Ukraine were partisan, ideological, fragmented, and ultimately crushed. But they left an indelible mark on Jewish history.
The notion of “political...
Remembering The Bloodiest Days of Ukraine’s Revolution
Four years ago today, Ukrainian special forces fired on protesters gathered on Kyiv’s Maidan nezalezhnosti (Independence Square), wounding, maiming, and killing demonstrators against President...
On Finding Babel: An Interview With David Novack
The American documentary film maker David Novack has been coming to Odessa for more than twenty years in connection with his interest in the...
A Symbolic Friendship: Taras Shevchenko And Ira Aldridge In Odessa and Ukraine
A newly staged play in New York City focusing on the unlikely friendship between Ukraine’s national poet Taras Shevchenko (1814-1861) and the African American...
Odessa In Anticipation Of Christmas And The New Year: In 2017 And 200 Years...
By Alexandra Pakina, participant of The Odessa Review journalism seminar and workshop
The New Year is on its way. The city adorns itself with festive decorations....
