Langeron is historically the first of the beaches of Odessa. In those days, when the Maliy and Bolshoy Fountains were still not quite developed, as well as recreational Arcadia did not exist, Langeron had already attracted lovers of the sea and sun.
The closest to the center of the city, it became the center of the villa and beach life, a place of exquisite festivals and nightly entertainment.
Langeron was mentioned in the books of V.Kataev, Y.Olesha, K.Paustovskiy, the song by M. Shufutinskiy My Odessa begins with the words about the sea and Langeron:
"It smells of the sea, and the moon hangs over Langeron .."
Odessa National Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet
A masterpiece of world-class architecture and city pride, Odessa Opera House can compete in beauty with the best European opera houses. By rating of the magazine "Forbes" the building is included in the list of 11 most interesting sights in Eastern Europe (and it is the only theatre in the list).
The first City Theatre, built on Duke de Richelieu initiative, and designed by French architect Thoma de Tomon, was opened on this place in 1810.
The first city theatre was high, built in the classical antique style, with the portico, columns and the triangular fronton, the entrance was from the side of Italian street (now it is Pushkinskaya street).
Michal Mikhalych (Manevich) Zhvanetskiy is our everything.
The Odessan number One in the literature of the modern era, a humorist and satirist, though there is always a touch of a serious playwright and tragedian, read between his lines. A person, by whose efforts was strengthen the vivid myth of Odessa, Odessa brand, and the glory of the capital of humor. Combining the carnival plots and richness of language of Babel, with irony and accuracy of the details of Ilf and Petrov, Zhvanetskiy is considered to be the patriarch of the Odessa humor and never tires of surprising us by depth of his talent.
The talent, which he is generously endowed by the Odessa native land.
Laocoon In Greek mythology, Laocoon is the priest-prophet from Troy.
Laocoon warned the Trojans of taking the gift from their enemies ("Trojan horse") - and for that he was punished. The enraged goddess Athene sent monstrous snakes to kill the priest and his sons.
The original sculpture was created by the Greeks in the Ist century BC, and now it is kept in the Vatican. While being in Italy, the governor of Odessa G. Marazli was very impressed by it and ordered a copy. In 1870 the Laocoon was established in a summer residence of Marazli, then the sculpture was transferred to the Preobrazhenskaya street, and only in 1971 it got to its present location.
Privoz - there are so many things merged in this word for the heart of an Odessit... The fish market is full of bullheads, and sprat, and shrimps, just jumped out of the sea and ready to jump into your meal, and the very red tomatoes with the most "blue" eggplants from the burly goody-goodies, and extremely mellow melons offered by tanned sellers.
And most importantly - lively south enunciation, paradoxical dialogues and unassailable local colour, admired by many professional humorists for the last hundred years. Here, every tradeswoman or meat-chopping man has something to say about Odessa. It only remains to walk and write down, and well, watch for yout wallet, forget about daydreaming, like a gang from a tram.
Romanians banned nibbling sunflower seeds in Odessa
After occupation of Odessa in 1941 the mayor had been appointed Romanian Herman Pyntja who among other things “has become notorious” also for putting a ban on... sunflower seeds.
The first order «I forbid inhabitants of Odessa to nibble sunflower seeds» had no effect, as Odessits spitted (literally) upon the Romanian invader. Then there appeared the next one:
"I, Herman Pintea, Mayor of the City of Odessa .. bearing in mind that our order No 51 from July 9, 1942 regarding the prohibition of the sale and consumption of sunflower seeds continues to be violated, which proves that the townspeople do not consider it necessary to comply with the steps we have taken for the city to get a civilized look, I hereby ORDER:
Article 1. It is categorically prohibited to sell and consume all kinds of seeds throughout the city of Odessa (in streets, gardens, parks, cinemas, squares, markets, sports stadiums, etc.).
The present order is given by us on April, the 6th, 1943”.
And a year later the power of invaders in Odessa was over.
