Odessa: A History, 1794-1914

by Patricia Herlihy

Book Overview

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.