Childhood Memories: Sun, Black Sea, Fun, Odessa…

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Alexander Pushkin, Deribasovskaya Ulitsa, Isaak Babel, Odessa, Odessa beaches, Odessa Movie Studio, Odessa Opera Theatre, Oksana Baiul, Russia, Valentin Kataev

This is part 2 of my Odessa, The Pearl of the Black Sea mini-series. Read post 1 here!

Odessa Bay, including port and the iconic Odessa Lighthouse – one of its symbols.

Odessa Seaport. Seeing Off a Ship – Monument to all who are at sea and to those who are waiting ashore. The Odessa Lighthouse can be seen in the background.

Odessa, The Pearl of the Black Sea

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Author Lada Ray, Battleship Potemkin, Black Sea, Catherine the Great, Deribasovskaya Ulitsa, Duke Richelieu, Odessa, Odessa Opera Theatre, Odessa Pearl of the Black Sea, Odessa Seaport, Primorsky Boulevard, Pushkinskaya, Russia, Russian Empire, Sergei Eisenstein, Soviet Union, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Vorontsovsky Palace

The Colonnade of the Vorontsov Palace, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. 

“Take him instead to Odessa, a nice city, a wonderful place to raise a family.” Everything Is Illuminated (novel & movie)

In its almost 220 years of history, Odessa has been through dramatic changes in citizenship and population, bloody revolutions, German Nazi and Romanian siege & occupation, heroic underground guerilla war, and even a cholera outbreak. What allowed it to survive all of this, emerging with flying colors, is its relentless optimism, its undying sense of humor and artistry that permeate every pore of the city’s existence.

Odessans are lovers and traders, not fighters. Over 70 different nationalities reside in this major city-port. From the very childhood, they learn to co-exist peacefully and respect each other. This is a very colorful place and exceptional environment to enjoy life. This is where I was lucky enough to grow up. This is the city I love.