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Welcome to the flourishing city of Odessa! Thanks to our fantastic location and adept trade culture, we were once one of the fastest growing cities in the Russian Empire. Please enjoy some tales of our city's history from its fascinating and diverse population.
Image Citation: Herlihy, Patricia. Odessa : a History, 1794-1914. Distributed by Harvard University Press for the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute, 1986.
