Odessa: A History, 1794-1914
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Odessa, one of the world's unique cities, was founded by Empress Catherine II in 1794 on the northern shore of the Black Sea. Settled close to the fertile Ukrainian steppe, Odessa soon became the Russian Empire's chief exporter of cereals to western Europe. Attracted by trade and the liberal policies of its early governors, Greeks, Italians, Jews, French, Armenians, and other nationalities immigrated to the city and the surrounding countryside. By...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0916458156
ISBN13:9780916458157
Release Date:January 1987
Publisher:Ukrainian Research Institute of Harvard Unive
Length:432 Pages
Weight:1.80 lbs.
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