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Popular Off the Beaten Path | Other Off the Beaten Path Tips | All Tips (23) The unique position of Odessa - a vital trade link between the West and the East, and the growth in importance of Russia's external trade through the Black Sea in the 19th century made way for the establishment of a big trade port centre and the development of Odessa into an advanced European city. A crucial event in the trade policy was the declaration of a free port regime in Odessa in August, 1819, establishing a customs border in the vicinity. It was aimed at overcoming scarcity in the domestic market, by the attraction of investment capital. It was also done because of the absence of Russia's trade fleet in the Black Sea.
By 1820 Odessa had become an important commercial, industrial and cultural centre in the southern part of tsarist Russia and the greatest sea-port on the Black Sea. The economy of Odessa was based on private businesses. They made the city a 'dissident' in the old feudal Russia. Leave a Comment
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On the harbor, before the entry of the maritime station, facing the terminal of the travelers, you won't be able to miss this charming sculpture of bronze to the rounded shapes. I think that it is very "Zen", a lot of "Yang" with its soft and round shapes. Tourist and ukrainian peoples names this sculpture : "A child is newborn". The Odessant's bindioujnik, always slanderous say that this sculpture to cost very dear... "worse that Krik Benia"
The veritabely name of this monument is The Golden Child - sculptor : Ernst Neizvestny 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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Panteleimonovskaya Orthodox Church, designed by the architects M. Nikonov and L. Prokopovich. In former times, the Church served as a seminary and during Soviet rule, the Church was a planetarium. Either way, Panteleimonovskaya is a true Odessa landmark, difficult to miss when you're heading downtown near the Odessa Train Station. Leave a Comment
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Partisan Caves. Odessa was built from the limestone quarried beneath the city. The resulting catacom labyrinth became a base of resistance to the Nazis during WWII. Leave a Comment
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it is a straight shot; all in Ukraine, stop en route to check out Vylkove, the Venice of Eastern Europe. Udachi!
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Here you can ride very old but sturdy cable cars that allow you an awesome view of the black sea as well as a beach called 'Otrada'. If you are not afraid of heights and accept the possibility of cable car's collapse this is something you must do. Leave a Comment
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If you have the time you can take a gipsy taxi to visit the Akkerman fortress in Bilhorod-Dnistrovs'kyy. Leave a Comment
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