Odessa
by Charles King | History | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0393342360 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0393342360 Global Overview for this book
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Bought at Seattle Public Library friends store.

Going to take this book off the mountain of TBR and bringing it on my travels to SE Asia!
Addendum: sadly, didn't have time to get to this one so I brought it back home .
Addendum: sadly, didn't have time to get to this one so I brought it back home .

Finally got this one off my TBR pile!
Interesting history of Odessa. I didn’t know of its humble origins – from a fishing village – and that it blossomed to a cosmopolitan city under the support of Catherine the Great and Potemkin. The author discusses its prominence in Eastern European Jewish culture and the tragic end of this culture with the Holocaust, thanks in part to Romania’s occupation of this city. Also discussed is its starring role in the movie, Battleship Potemkin, which became an origin story of the Bolshevik Revolution. I liked the chapter of “Little Odessa,” located in Brighton Beach, NYC. Some of the writing is dry, but it’s still worth the read.
I am counting this book for Ukraine for the 666 reading challenge.
Another book for January 2025 New to You Authors reading challenge organized by booklady331.
Interesting history of Odessa. I didn’t know of its humble origins – from a fishing village – and that it blossomed to a cosmopolitan city under the support of Catherine the Great and Potemkin. The author discusses its prominence in Eastern European Jewish culture and the tragic end of this culture with the Holocaust, thanks in part to Romania’s occupation of this city. Also discussed is its starring role in the movie, Battleship Potemkin, which became an origin story of the Bolshevik Revolution. I liked the chapter of “Little Odessa,” located in Brighton Beach, NYC. Some of the writing is dry, but it’s still worth the read.
I am counting this book for Ukraine for the 666 reading challenge.
Another book for January 2025 New to You Authors reading challenge organized by booklady331.

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