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How Odessa Brought Football to the Tsarist Empire

Ever since Tsarist times, Odessa has been famed as a capital of comedy, commerce, criminality and cosmopolitanism, but it is also the place where...

The Scent Of Romance: Four Tales of Love In Odessa

One of the most respected journalists on the Ukraine and Russian conflict recounts four stories of romance in the city. I. It was a foggy salty...

Ukrainian Fashion Bonanza Dispatch 7: Space and Sequins

It’s a wrap for the Ukrainian fashion season. This is the seventh and final in a series of fashion show dispatches by Maria Romanenko...

Made In Ukraine: How A Home-Grown Fashion Movement Is Helping To Build A Nation

In the aftermath of the Euromaidan movement, a wave of designers and retailers has come to the fore, ready to meet the needs of...

MARA Concept Beauty Salons Celebrate First Anniversary

Odessa’s MARA Concept Beauty Salon network is celebrating its first anniversary this spring. MARAMAX Group opened the first two salons of its new series...

What Is Street Art And Why Odessa Needs It

Street art comes to Odessa as a new generation of young urban reformers think about integrating luscious murals and street honed non conformist artisanship...

The Secret Of Bessarabia’s Cuisine

If you were to ask me what I consider to be the most important elements in the cuisine of Bessarabia, I would answer you...

A Trip To Historical Kharkiv

My husband and I had planned to travel to Kharkiv for a long time, but somehow it never seemed to work out. From the...

Central Bar Owner And Nightlife Impresario Daniel Salem Talks About The Odessa Colonnade

My favorite place in Odessa is the Colonnade across from the Vorontsov Palace. It is very special to me because of my mother —...