Kyiv
“Kiev and the Dnieper all in one… My God, what a luxury! You hear me, good people, I tell you about Kyiv and you don’t cry with joy?”
M.M.Zazharchenko – ‘Kiev now and before’ (1888)
Odesa
“In Odessa, there are sweet and languorous spring evenings, the spicy scent of acacia, and the unwavering and irresistible light of the moon above the dark sea.”
‘Odessa’ by Isaac Babel