Odessa strives for normality despite Russia’s war
A city famed for storytelling tells a new tale of resilience
THE SUN is shining, the fountains are playing and Odessans are enjoying simple pleasures—most of all that of seeing their city come back to life. Primorsky (“Seaside”) Boulevard is still cordoned off, and the statue of the Duc de Richelieu, the city’s early-19th-century governor, is covered in sandbags. But the tank traps have been moved to the outskirts, where the lines of defence now lie.
This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “How things are done in Odessa”
Europe May 7th 2022
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- Moldova is trying to stay out of Russia’s war with Ukraine
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- Odessa strives for normality despite Russia’s war
- France’s re-elected President Emmanuel Macron wants to govern differently
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