Odessa

Terrorism is bad news anywhere, but especially rough on Odessa, where the city motto seems to be “make love, not war.”

In Odessa, in the West, the conflict is only slightly more subtle.

A century ago Odessa was a glorious city of the Belle Epoque.

For the first time in decades, foreigners arriving in Odessa are regarded with suspicion, even anger.

Here in Odessa, the conflict has nothing to do with a linguistic divide.

In the same way at Odessa, as stated in the consul's returns, the price would be 26s.; adding to which 10s.

I have come direct from Odessa, where I have had a talk with the Russian wheat magnate.

The Turkish merchant who had chartered the Batoum was impatient to reach Odessa, and asked the captain for our position.

Like most people in Odessa, he showed us every kindness in his power, as did his Russian wife and her relations.

Odessa was in enemy occupation, and might be more inhospitable even than Constantinople.