This week, Alexander Woolley joins me to discuss Ukraine, and in particular the historic Black Sea port of Odessa.
We cover numerous topics, including:
– Is it ‘Ukraine’ or ‘The Ukraine’ and the whole ‘correcting people on how they pronounce a country’ thing.
– On being squashed between other countries (see also: Poland)
– The wonderful city of Odessa
– The Potemkin stairs (or are they steps?)
– Going to the opera / theatre (including tips)
– Speaking the language – or not (and indeed which one?)
– Ukrainian food and restaurants
– Sleeper train travel in Ukraine
The footage is a mixture of my own plus royalty-free content from storyblocks.
The show notes are at: https://wanderingdesk.com/podcast-5/