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Bessarabian Night Before Christmas

What is the first thing you need to know about the Christmas feast in Bessarabia? Despite the region’s multiculturalism, Bessarabian Christmas is mostly an...

Kyiv Fashion Dispatch: Number 3

This is the third in a series of dispatches by Maria Romanenko from Kiev Fashion Days. Each day, she will publish an account of...

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...

Poltava: The Land Of Artistic And Literary Inspiration

Poltava is a great city with a great history. We remember this city as the one where Ukrainian history and culture were born, and...

The Greek Park – The Birth Of A New Public Space

While Primorsky Boulevard and the Potemkin Stairs are staples of Odessa’s architecture and history, the neighboring green spaces have been neglected for many years....

Neon Party

The Evolutionary History of the Barbara Bui Design House

The Barbara Bui boutique on Ekaterininska street in Odessa has been a staple of the city’s fashion scene for years. The French designer’s raw...

Ukrainian Fashion Comes To Washington D.C.

A pathbreaking fashion runway showing of seven designers came to Washington D.C.  featuring seven Ukrainian designers on November 30. A slightly different version of...

An Urban Expedition To Madrid: Small Steps To Active Communities

To discover Madrid through the prism of its social initiatives and to obtain a much deeper understanding of its dynamics and culture, its social...