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The Maritime Stairs, known popularly as the Potemkin (pronounced "patiomkeen"
in Russian) Steps, built 1837-1842. The 192 steps lead down to the
Black Sea post facility, and are immortalized in Sergei Eisenstein's
1925 film,
Battleship Potemkin.
"Based on the historical events the movie tells the story of a riot at the battleship
Potemkin. What started as a protest strike when the crew was given rotten meat for
dinner ended in a riot. The sailors raised the red flag and tried to ignite the revolution in
their home port Odessa."
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View of Odesa's Black Sea port facility from the top of the Potemkin Steps.
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Primorskiy Boulevard with a monument of Duke De Richelieu, the French
nobleman who was Odesa's governor from 1805 to 1816.
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Museum of Archeology on Lastochkin Street.
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Museum of Archeology -- another view.
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An inner courtyard in the historic section of Odesa.
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Dance students practicing in an auditorium.
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Newly married couple wander along Prymorskiy Boulevard with entourage.
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Side view of the Odesa Theatre of Opera and Ballet.
Built 1884-1887 in Viennese neo-Renaissance style.
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Front view of the Odesa Theatre of Opera and Ballet.
Undergoing restoration.
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An Orthodox monastery near the railroad station. Under Soviet rule it was
used as as a planetarium, but is now being restored.
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Same Orthodox monastery.
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Odesa Railroad Station on Pryvokzal'na Square.
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Mayor's Office in Dumskaya Square at one end of Prymorskiy Boulevard.
A statue of A.S. Pushkin stands in the evening shadow.
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Students performing on a stage set up at the front entrance to
the Mayor's Office.
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Distant view of Odesa's World War II Memorial sometimes called the Alley of Glory.
Constructed in 1961 in Shevchenko Park, a 225 acre park on a plateau
which overlooks the Black Sea.
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Second floor of the Londonskaya Hotel, built 1867.
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Cobblestoned Primorskiy Boulevard outside the Londonskaya Hotel in Odesa.
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