Category : History
Knights of salt and cudgel: Ukrainian Chumaks
They say that when the Chumaks went to Crimea for salt, the starry sky served them as a map. And .....
The city of brothels: history of prostitution in Odessa
Odessa has long been considered the capital of sex tourism in Ukraine and many believe that it started to be .....
Art in Ukraine: Izdebsky salon and the independent Odessans
The city of Odessa played an important role in creating new forms of art. The modernist tradition arrived on the .....
Akhmatova’s favourite test: Who are You?
Who are you: “Tea, dog, Pasternak” or “Coffee, cat, Mandelstam”? Anna Akhmatova was one of the most significant Russian poets of the .....
The Pushkin statue in Odessa: facts and legends
There are two monuments to Alexander Pushkin in Odessa: a bust on Primorsky Boulevard and a statue on Pushkinskaya Street. .....
Odessa stories: how fashion trend was set in the 19th century
The world of Odessa fashion in the 19th century stood on three pillars. The real names of these tailors were: .....
The Odessa griffon guarding the treasure
In a corner old Odessa, at Gogol street 1, there is a griffon: a mythical creature representing a crossbreed between .....
“Davie the Jew” the Casinos King
Born in Odessa David “Davie” Berman (1903-1957) was one of the pioneers of the casino business. “Odessa gentlemen” were able .....