Tracing the History Of Odessa’s Rock Movement
Is there such a phenomenon as an “Odessa sound” in post-Soviet rock n roll? In the same way there was a distinct Chicago sound...
In Memory Of Orest Subtelny – Founding Father Of Modern Ukrainian History
The Canadian academic introduced millions of post-Soviet Ukrainians to formerly supressed aspects of the Ukrainian national story and helped lay the foundations for a...
KVN and Odessa: Between Humor and Politics
KVN (Club of the Cheerful and Resourceful) is both a game and a TV show, created for Soviet TV in the middle of the...
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...
Remembering Babyn Yar: A 1966 Speech And 50 Years Later
The official 75th anniversary commemorations of the Nazi massacres that took place at the Babyn Yar ravine in Kyiv will take place in the...
21st Century War: Conflict As Political Theatre
The man was as insistent as he was drunk. He leaned in; his reeking breath was repellent.
“Putin he Strong, he strong!” he slurred. “Kyiv...
Twenty Years Of Bridge-Building
Since 1997, the intellectual journal Krytyka has projected an alternate future program for Ukraine: democracy, openness, internationalism. For twenty years, The journal has been...
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...
