Peter Pomerantsev

Besieged Odesa is still caught in a conflict of identities

Older citizens have identified with Russia all their lives – and Russian is still commonly spoken everywhere. But young Odesans are now using more Ukrainian as a symbol of resistance

Work continues on clearing debris after a Russian missile strikes the Transfiguration Cathedral in central Odesa in July last year. [Getty Images]
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