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Culture Of Odesa
The culture of Odesa is a unique blend of Russian, Yiddish, and Ukrainian cultures, and Odesa itself has played a notable role in Russian and Yiddish folklore.Robert A. Rothstein, "How It Was Sung in Odessa: At the Intersection of Russian and Yiddish Folk Culture", ''Slavic Review,'' vol. 60, no. 4 (2001), pp. 781-801 Dialects The Russian language as spoken in Odesa is influenced by Yiddish and Ukrainian in grammar, vocabulary, and phraseology. As a result, many phrases sound inherently and uniquely humorous to Russian speakers and constitute a staple of Odesa humour. Also, the Odesa dialect of Yiddish has plenty of Russianisms. Cultural image of Odesa To a significant extent the image of Odesa in Russophone culture is influenced by '' The Odesa Tales'' of Isaac Babel. Odesa is often referred to by the collocation "Odesa Mama" (Mom Odesa), a term that originated in Russian criminal (''blatnoy'') subculture. The reputation of the city as a criminal center originated in Imperial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Culture
Russian culture (russian: Культура России, Kul'tura Rossii) has been formed by the nation's history, its geographical location and its vast expanse, religious and social traditions, and Western influence. Russian writers and philosophers have played an important role in the development of European thought. The Russians have also greatly influenced classical music, ballet, sport, painting, and cinema. The nation has also made pioneering contributions to science and technology and space exploration. History Language and literature Russia's 160 ethnic groups speak some 100 languages. According to the 2002 census, 142.6 million people speak Russian, followed by Tatar with 5.3 million and Ukrainian with 1.8 million speakers. Russian is the only official state language, but the Constitution gives the individual republics the right to make their native language co-official next to Russian. Despite its wide dispersal, the Russian language is hom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended the Great Northern War. The rise of the Russian Empire coincided with the decline of neighbouring rival powers: the Swedish Empire, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Qajar Iran, the Ottoman Empire, and Qing China. It also held colonies in North America between 1799 and 1867. Covering an area of approximately , it remains the third-largest empire in history, surpassed only by the British Empire and the Mongol Empire; it ruled over a population of 125.6 million people per the 1897 Russian census, which was the only census carried out during the entire imperial period. Owing to its geographic extent across three continents at its peak, it featured great ethnic, linguistic, religious, and economic diversity. From the 10th–17th centuries, the land ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pryvoz Market
The famous Pryvoz Market, located at 14 Pryvozna Street, is the largest food market in Odesa, Ukraine. p. 18 History Pryvoz began in 1827, with wares sold from the back of horse-driven carts. The market was a large area where carts with goods that were sold at the local bazaar stopped. The place was a rather dirty, unpaved area, without capital buildings. Until the mid-1860s, the wheeler-dealers did not pay a market fee. Also, there was no own institution of measures and weights as in the ordinary market of those times. Pryvoz adjoined the Stary (old) bazaar (also called the Volny (free) market), the first bazaar in Odesa. The market was burned due to the outbreak of the plague and rebuilt in 1902. In 1904, the only architectural monument was built here - the Fruit Passage. Designed by the famous city architect Fedir Pavlovych Nesturkh, the Passage featured covered shopping galleries with arched entrances. In 2007 a meat and fish corps appeared, after which a shopping c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prymorskyi Boulevard
Prymorskyi Boulevard ( uk, Приморський бульвар, translit=Prymorskyi bulvar, lit=Seaside Boulevard), also known by its Russian-language name as Primorsky Boulevard (russian: Приморский бульвар) is a street located in the Historic Centre of Odesa, Ukraine. Stretching from Odesa City Hall to Vorontsov Palace, Prymorskyi Boulevard is one of Odesa's primary cultural landmarks, and is home to both the Potemkin Stairs and the statue of the Duke of Richelieu. Name Prymorskyi Boulevard has had several names throughout its history. Among these are New Boulevard ( uk, Новий бульвар, translit=Novyi bulvar, link=no; 1827–1831), Nikolai Boulevard ( uk, Миколаївський бульвар, translit=Mykolaivskyi bulvar, link=no; 1877–1920), and Feldman Boulevard ( uk, Бульвар Фельдмана, translit=Bulvar Feldmana, link=no; 1919–1941). History Prior to the foundation of Odesa, the area that currently comprises Prymo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Potemkin Stairs
The Potemkin Stairs or Potemkin Steps ( uk, Потьо́мкінські схо́ди, translit=Potiomkinski skhody) are a giant stairway in Odesa, Ukraine. They are considered a formal entrance into the city from the direction of the sea and are the best known symbol of Odesa. (hardcover; , paperback reprint) The stairs were originally known as the Boulevard steps, the Giant Staircase, p. 32 or the Richelieu steps. p. 119. Referencing p. 616 p. 18, 25 p. 498 "The Richelieu Steps in Odessa were renamed the "Potemkin Steps"... p. 223 The top step is 12.5 meters (41 feet) wide, and the lowest step is 21.7 meters (70.8 feet) wide. The staircase extends for 142 meters, but it gives the illusion of greater length.Herlihy, p. 140 "12.5 meters wide and 21.5 meters wide"Kononova, p. 51 "12.5 m at the top and 21.6 m at the bottom"Karakina, p. 31 "13.4 and 21.7 meters wide" p. 51 History Odesa, perched on a high steppe plateau, needed direct access to the harbor below it. Before the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odesa Catacombs
The Odesa Catacombs are a labyrinth-like network of tunnels (subterranean cavities) located under the city of Odesa and its outskirts in Ukraine, that are mostly (over 90%) the result of stone mining, particularly coquina.Bachynska, O. Odesa Catacombs (ОДЕСЬКІ КАТАКОМБИ)'. Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine. The system of Odesa Catacombs consists of a network of basements, bunkers, drainage tunnels and storm drains as well as natural caves. The Catacombs are on three levels and reach a depth of below sea level. It is one of the world's largest urban labyrinths, running up to . Parts were used as air-raid shelters during World War II. Part of the tunnels, only under the city, were turned into bomb shelters in the Cold War. Such bomb shelters supposed to be refuge for civilians in case of nuclear strike or gas attack. In the 19th century, most houses in Odesa were built of limestone that was mined nearby. According to urban legend, these mines were abandoned and lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moldavanka
Moldavanka is a historical part of Odesa in the Odesa Oblast (province) of southern Ukraine, located jointly in Malynovskyi and Prymorskyi city districts. Before 1820 it was a settlement just outside Odesa, which later engulfed it. Until the 20th century the neighborhood was considered a low-income/high-crime part of the town and was famous for its workers' shacks. History The city of Odesa was officially founded in 1794 as an Imperial Russian naval fortress on the ruins of a former Ottoman fortress named Khadjibey (or Kotsyubiiv). By January 1795, the new name was mentioned for the first time in official correspondence. However, adjacent to the new official locality, a certain Moldavian colony had already existed, which by the end of 18th century was an independent settlement known under the name of Moldavanka. Legend has it that the settlement predates Odesa by about thirty years and asserts that the locality was founded by Romanians who came to build the fortress of Yeni D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derybasivska Street
Vulytsia Derybasivska ( uk, Дерибасівська) or De Ribas Street is a pedestrian walkway (street) in the heart of Odesa, Ukraine. The street is named after José de Ribas, who was the builder of Odesa, the head of military and civil administration and had a house on this street. Next to the street is Odesa's first park, which was built shortly after the foundation of the city in 1803 by the De Ribas brothers, Joseph and Felix (Josep and Fèlix). This park has a fountain, bandstand, and several monuments, including a sculpture of a lion and lioness with her cubs, a chair commemorating the famous book "The Twelve Chairs", two monuments to Leonid Utyosov (a sculpture and also a phone which plays his music), and a monument to Sergey Utochkin, a famous pilot. History Derybasivska Street was previously named Gimnazskaya (Gimnazicheskaya) Street after the Gymnasium which opened April 16, 1804. It was renamed for de Ribas on July 6, 1811, being called Deribasovskaya or de Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humorina
Humorina (russian: Юморина, translit=Yumorina, uk, Гуморина) is an annual festival of humor held in Odesa, Ukraine, on and around the April Fools' Day since 1973. The festival is marked by a large parade in the city center, performances by musicians, comedians, clowns and a large number of fun-dressed people on the streets. These days April Fools' Days' pranks are spread by people and local mass media. History It was created in 1972 by the Odesa KVN team after the all- Union KVN contests and the corresponding TV show were discontinued. Young members of the team in protest decided to come up with a special festival of laughter. The name arose by analogy with the Kinomarina (English: Filmarina) film festival taking place at that time, and so the name appeared – Humorina. Such a pun was characteristic of the satirical performances of comedians on the KVN TV show. The festival became so popular that more and more people gathered for it every year. Frightened by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Humour
Russian humour gains much of its wit from the inflection of the Russian language, allowing for plays on words and unexpected associations. As with any other culture's humour, its vast scope ranges from lewd jokes and wordplay to political satire. Literature 17th century According to Dmitry Likhachov, Russian comedy traditions in literature could be traced back to ''Praying of Daniel the Immured'' by Daniil Zatochnik, a Pereyaslavl-born lower class writer who lived between the 12th and 13th centuries. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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