It’s -10 in Odessa now… Photos from the “Dolphin” beach – the one next to our school. Photos from dumskaya.net

Russian Christmas Thirteen days after Western Christmas, on January 7th, the Russian Orthodox Church celebrates its Christmas, in accordance with the old Julian calendar. It’s a day of both solemn ritual and joyous celebration After the 1917 Revolution, Christmas was banned throughout Russia, along with other religious celebrations. It wasn’t until 75 years later, in 1992, that the holiday...

C рождеством! [srah-zhdee-STVOHM] Merry Christmas! (lit: With Christmas) Весёлого рождества! [vee-SYOH-lah-vah rah-zhdee-STVAH] Merry Christmas! С Новым годом! [SNO-vim GO-dahm] Happy New Year! (lit: With New Year) Счастливого Нового года! [shchis-LEE-vah-vah NO-vah-vah GO-dah] Happy New Year! От всей души поздравляю с … [aht...

Happy New Year!

A new football stadium is being build in Odessa. It will be officially opened in the end of the autumn. Chernomorets Stadium Presentation

A new sculpture was opened in Kiev within the Kiev Fashion Park project. It is called “Classic Babushka” and it is exposed in Taras Shevchenko Park in Kiev. The sculpture presents a traditional Ukrainian old woman (babushka) who is sitting on a bench and is gossiping about her neighbours. She is eating sunflower seeds.

Festival INTENFERENTSIA- ИНТЕРФЕРЕНЦИЯ-2011 August 19, 20, 21 Odessa, summer beach club “Ostrov sokrovishch” (Otrada Beach) Programme: Day 1 – Friday, Augus 19 radiosaygon (Николаев) Ленивый день Библиотека Просперо (Новая Каховка) MOD Каренина Quiero Море внутри Белка и Стрелка Indirect Day...

The second international Festival of parodies «Big difference» is now taking place in Odessa. This year the Festival promises to be special in the literal sense. It will last for 5 days (instead of 2 days last year), also special visitors and a lot of interesting surprises are expected.

The annual open-air Book Festival “The Green Wave” took place in Odessa’s central street – Deribasiovskaya.

On Saturday was held the closing ceremony of Second Odessa International Film Festival, which took place in Odessa, 15-23 July 2011 with support from TM “Shustov”. On the red carpet to walk in front of the Odessa Opera House were members of OIFF jury – Maria de Medeiros, Ada Rogovtseva, Jerzy Stuhr, Valeri Todorovski, Klaus Eder, and special guests of the festival – Oksana Fandera,...