
222 - Odessa - the vibrant symbol of urban irreverence and why it irritates Putin so much.
The David McWilliams Podcast
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The Second World War - A History of the Soviet Union
During the second world war, odessa was the only major soviet city to be occupied by some one other than the germans. The ramanians are responsible for killing more jews during theSecond World War than any country other than nose germany from that period. In working on this book, i came across things that i think had not been seen since 19 forty five. Of documents, letters that had been written to the romanian occupation authorities, were average odesan citizens, non jews, denouncing their their jewish neighbors. So, you know, it is a history both of cosmopolitanism and co operation and multiculturalism, but in times of crisis
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