Cross-Pollination Of Odessa's Culture: Story Of The Jews & Many Other Ethnicities: Odessa Ukraine Book

Ukraine was first settled more than two million years ago and is a country rich in cultural, economic and political history.

In this book, you'll find out the answer: Why did all the residents of many ethnicities in Odessa, even those who were non-Jews, speak in the strong slang of Yiddish/Ukrainian/Russian mix sparkled with Italian, French, and English, in which all residents of Odessa insisted on communicating among themselves? Why do visitors of Odessa feel the impression of a Middle Eastern or European Mediterranean city and definitely not a Russian city? Why is Odessa the cradle of Reform Judaism, the Resistance Movement, Zionism, Yiddish literature, Klezmer music, and so many brilliant talents in many areas of the arts, literature, and science? Why are violinists from Odessa so famous worldwide? Why is Odessan humor world famous for its sarcasm? Was it not this humor that made the Jewish writers from Odessa internationally renowned? Why are Odessans so firm in their determination not to submit to Russian imperialism? What does Odessan Jewish culture have to do with it? ...