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From Odessa With Love: Political And Literary Essays In Post-Soviet Ukraine
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About From Odessa With Love: Political And Literary
Review “Vladislav Davidzon is a modern addition to the great literary tradition of Ukraine’s most sophisticated city, Odessa. He is a trenchant and witty observer of life, arts, and politics in Odessa and Ukraine at large. Come here not for pious observations or long-distance platitudes but for a real in-depth take on the tribulations of contemporary Ukraine.” -- – Thomas de Waal, Senior Fellow, Carnegie Europe“Born in Tashkent, raised in Moscow and New York City, an editor in Odessa, a correspondent in Paris, there seems nowhere Davidzon hasn’t been and no one he hasn’t met. The result is a distinctive voice and eye, an eclectic mix of the cultural critic, the political analyst, and the liberal cosmopolitan, evident from the first page of this delightful book.” -- – Mark Galeotti, School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London“Read this book. Read it and understand that it is important if one wants to understand where we are now.” -- – Peter Pomerantsev, author of This Is Not Propaganda: Adventures in the War Against Reality"He offers vivid portraits of the spies, mobsters, thieves, artists, hustlers and politicians living in this colorful metropolis. There is an epistolary quality to Davidzon’s reporting — confiding, intimate, humorous." - The Spectator "Infused with the spirit of Isaac Babel, sly it demonstrates why, in a deep sense, Odessa is the centre of the world. This collection is a little treasure." - A.D. Miller, author of Independence Square"He is a literary critic whose prose is built to tell a story. As a result, his essays often drift into the realm of the absurd. This may be the key to writing effectively about Ukraine, a country where things are rarely as they seem and events are routinely distorted by the tragic grandeur of the country’s dizzyingly complex past.As Davidzon’s book reminds us, sometimes storytelling is simply the most effective way of making a bigger point. Reports on the successes and failures of Ukraine’s law enforcement reforms are commonplace and are often rather dull. It takes an altogether more artistic touch to regale readers with the tale of a nocturnal neighborly altercation resolved by the unexpected professionalism and restraint of the newly reformed Odesa police. Such flourishes are typical of Davidzon, who is entirely at home in the often absurd and endlessly entertaining world of today’s Odesa. His debut essay collection is a literary love letter in every sense that captures the magic of the city in ways which would elude more traditional reporting." - Anthony Bartaway, The Atlantic Council Product Description "Born in Tashkent, raised in Moscow and New York City, an editor in Odessa, a correspondent in Paris, there seems nowhere Davidzon hasn't been, no one he hasn't met. The result is a distinctive voice and eye, an eclectic mix of the cultural critic, the political analyst and the liberal cosmopolitan, evident from the first page of this delightful book" - Mark Galeotti, University College London and Royal University Services Institute The Tashkent-born Russian-American literary critic, editor, essayist, and journalist Vladislav Davidzon has been covering post-Soviet Ukraine for the past ten years, a tumultuous time for that country and the surrounding world. The 2014 “Revolution of Dignity” heralded a tremendous transformation of Ukrainian politics and society that has continued to ripple and reverberate throughout the world. These unprecedented events also wrought a remarkable cultural revolution in Ukraine itself. In late 2015, a year and a half after the 2014 Revolution swept away the presidency of the Moscow-leaning kleptocratic President Viktor Yanukovich, Davidzon and his wife founded a literary journal, The Odessa Review, focusing on newly emergent trends in film, literature, painting, design, and fashion. The journal became an East European cultural institution, publishing outstanding writers in the region and beyond. From his
