The legend of the Odessa gangster Mishka Yaponchik, the Robin Hood of Moldovanka, continues to live thanks to Isaac Babel, who used the famous deeds of Yaponchik to create the character of Benny Krik in his “Odessa stories”. Thanks also…
The song “O Sole mio” (in Neapolitan dialect) is probably the most famous Italian song in the world. Great singers like Frank Sinatra, Brian Adams, Elton John and Lady Gaga sang their version of the song. Pavarotti’s performance during the…
The legendary “hero of the two worlds” Giuseppe Garibaldi, reached the decision to dedicate his life to the liberation struggle of the peoples, when he visited Odessa. The young Giuseppe Garibaldi was not a promising student, therefore his father decided…