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 Georgy Zhukov memorial plaque, Ostrovidov Street by hunterV There are dozens of memorial plaques at the city buildings and apartment houses. They commemorate people who used to live and to work there. This is one of them. It is located in Ostrovidov Street and dedicated to Georgy Zhukov (1896 – 1974), Marshall of the Soviet Union, who used to live and to serve in Odessa from June 13, 1946 till December 1947 as the Commander-in-Chief of Odessa Military District. That was a kind of exile for him for he had been the Commander-in-Chief of the Land Forces of the Soviet Union since March 1946 and then suddenly fell into Stalin’s disgrace and was urgently sent to Odessa: out of sight, out of mind… He resumed his leadership as the Commander-in-Chief of the Land Forces of the Soviet Union only after Stalin’s death in March 1953 and had to resign finally in 1957. Marshall Zhukov is considered to be Russia’s most talented general after Generalissimo Alexander Suvorov who died in 1801. Leave a Comment
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 Belgorod-Dniestrovsky, Odessa region by hunterV If you want to see a real Knights’ Tournament, you can go to the city of Belgorod-Dnistrovsky located about 100 km to the west of Odessa. The knights have imitation armor made carefully after ancient samples of the 12th and 13th century. The tournament is officially called Open Championship of Odessa Region in Historic Fencing, although in practice this competition is All-Ukrainian for there are participants from all over Ukraine here. Besides, “knights” from neighboring Moldova and Russian also take part in it. There are several nominations for participants: Sword-Sword and Shield-Sword. The jury is very strict and checks not only the “authentic look” of the knight, but also his technical fighting. The spectacular event takes place at the old fortress located on the outskirts of that southern city. Leave a Comment
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I remember visiting Uspenskaya Cathedral (Holy (Assumption Cathedral) located at 70 Preobrazhenskaya (Transfiguration) Street. It is not far from the railway station. The cathedral is quite old. It was dedicated in 1869. The Orthodox people call it "a temple". It has five domes and a high belfry. The main relic of the Assumption Cathedral is the wonder-working icon of the Most Holy Mother of God of Caspersk. This icon is known to have saved the city from complete destruction during the Crimean War in October 1855. The cathedral dean is Fr. Agaphangel, Metropolitan of Odessa and Ismail. Leave a Comment
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by Enzyme_X This is a great one-day trip from Odessa. Vylkovo is on the very south of Ukraine, on a boarder with Romainia, with just Danube river between. Vylkovo is crisscrossed by narrow cannals (therefore comparison with Venice), where you can walk among small, picturesque houses or take a bout tour and observe how people of Vylkovo are living. The feeling is like time stooped here. My Vylkovo Page Leave a Comment
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The Black Sea Hollywood - this is how Odessa Film Studio is often called. It was founded in 1919 and is now one of the three Ukrainian film studios. Lots of famous films have been created by this studio. It's located in French Boulevard. If you want to see the building, take tram #5 from the railway station in the direction of Arcadia sanatorium and Russia hotel. (10 minutes' ride by tram) or just take a taxi ($3-$5). Leave a Comment
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 Laocoon sculpture by hunterV There is an interesting sculpture to the right of the entrance to the archeological museum: Laocoon. It depicts old Laocoon and two of his sons being stifled by a huge snake. The sculpture illustrates a famous Greek legend. Leave a Comment
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 Archeological Museum by hunterV You can visit this museum if you are interested in atcheology and would like to learn more things about the past of this area. It's located at the end of Primorsky Boulevard (Maritime Boulevard). Leave a Comment
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by Lubok A hundreds or even thouthands kilometers of catacombs are under Odessa. During WW2 catacombs were the home for patizan troops. Now - the headache for municipality :)) Leave a Comment
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Because of the numerous magnificent buildings, the Primorsky boulevard is in Odessa kicks it the more beautiful and largely free of automotive circulation. Northbound, it begins with the ruins of the palace of summer of the Count Woronzow. Woronzow was of 1823 until 1844 governor of Russia of the South and also had beautiful palaces in other places, for example in Crimea. The small, but very fine, Londonskaya hotel and the palace of the sailors hold the half of the south of the Primorsky boulevard. It ends, to the south, on the Puschkin place in front of the palace of the government of the city.. Leave a Comment
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Il'insky Orthodox church, built in 1895 by architect L. Prokopovich. Il'inksy stands gratiously on Pushinskaya Street, often hidden by a flank of tree leaves (except in the winter). Leave a Comment
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- Black Sea Hotel (Chernoye More)
59 Rishelievskaya Street, Odessa - Palace Del Mar
1 Khustalny Lane, Odessa - Tsentralnaya Hotel
40 Preobrazhenskaya Street, Odessa - Morskoy
1-1 Khrustalny Lane, Odessa - Frapolli Hotel
Deribasovskaya 13, Odessa - Odessa
6 Primorskaya Street, Odessa - Yunost Hotel
32 Pionerskaya Street, Odessa - Black Sea Novy Privoz
Panteleymonovskaya 25, Odessa - Hotel Otrada
11 Uyutnaya st, Odessa - Mozart
13 Lanjeronovskaya Street, Odessa - Palladium Hotel
Italiansky Blvd 4, Odessa - Arcadia Plaza
1 Posmitny St, Odessa - London Hotel
95 Uspenskaya Street, Odessa - Continental
5 Deribasovskaya St, Odessa - Londonskaya Hotel
11 Primorsky Boulevard, Odessa
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