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The third instalment of this multi-volume project presents a selection of archival sources from the time of Ukraine's Revolution on Granite in October 1990. They include telegrams sent to participants of the Revolution from supporters in different parts of Ukraine, KGB documents such as internal notes and other records, as well as transcripts of parliamentary sessions from the time of the revolution. All materials included in the volume are published in two languages: the original language of the document (Ukrainian or Russian) and in English translation.

"Cosmopolitan Spaces in Odesa: A Case Study of an Urban Context is the first book to explore Odesa's cosmopolitan spaces in an urban context from the nineteenth to twenty-first centuries. Leading scholars shed new light on encounters between Jewish, Ukrainian, and Russian cultures. They debate different understandings of cosmopolitanism as they are reflected in Odesa's rich multilingual culture, ranging from intellectual history and education to music, opera, and literature. The issues of language and interethnic tensions, imperialist repression, and language choice are still with us today. Moreover, the book affords a historical view of what lay behind the Odesa myth, as well as insights into the Jewish and Ukrainian cultural revivals of the early twentieth century"--

On the basis of archival documents, reference books, internet resources, the information about the famous personalities (scientists, politicians, military men, public figures, representatives of culture and art, etc.) who were born in the Southern Besarabia and made significant impact on the historical development of their states, regions and continents, is presented in this edition. Scientists and ethnographers from Ukraine, Moldova and Bulgaria took part in the work on the publication. The book is designed for scientists, teachers and students of educational institutions, teachers an students of secondary schools, local historians, everyone who ist interested in the history of their small Motherland.