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Russian: Ришельевская

Unnamed street from wikipedia.org

Formerly named Lenina during the Soviet Union. This street is the business thoroughfare for Odessa, with fewer trees than Pushkinskaya (Пушкинская), more businesses, and a more hurried feel. In certain parts of the summer, this street is difficult to walk on because of the pollen from the trees.

Memorial Plaque

Rishelevskaya Street 13 (Ришельевская)

The memorial plaque on this building explains that the Lieutenant General Ivan Burmakov, who fought in the Battle of Stalingrad, lived at this address. He was commander of the Russian Army, which captured the headquarters of the Sixth German Army and German Field Marshal von-Paulus on January 31st, 1943.

Memorial Plaque

Rishelevskaya Street 17 (Ришельевская)

The memorial plaque on this building explains that the writer Isaac Babel, most famous for a series of short stories about the cavalry at the time of the Soviet Revolution, lived here on Rishelevskaya 17 (Ришельевская). The plaque does not mention that Babel was Born in Odessa to a Jewish family, he died in a Siberian prison camp.

Arab "cultural center"

From virtualtourist.com

Rishelevskaya 49 (Ришельевская)
Tel: 37-91-60
Open 10 am - 6 pm

This is Odessa's one and only mosque. This building is officially called a "cultural center", although it is a mosque. The name "cultural center", was a requirement of the local authorities. Reportedly this "cultural center" faced stiff opposition from the local authorities. It is rumored in the local Arab community that the builders had to pay several thousand dollars in bribes and faced stiff opposition and typical soviet bureaucracy before it could be built.

Chamber of Commerce

Odessa Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry (торговая палата)
Rishelevskaya 58 (Ришельевская 58)

Photos

Mosque entrance	Memorial plaque
	Zhukovskovo 22 (Жуковского)	Zhukovskovo 22 (Жуковского)	Zhukovskovo 22 (Жуковского)
Kiosk in front of Zhukovskovo 22 (Жуковского)	Rishelevskaya 13	Rishelevskaya 13	Rishelevskaya 13
Rishelevskaya 13	Rishelevskaya 15	Rishelevskaya 15	Rishelevskaya 17
Rishelevskaya 17	Rishelevskaya Street 10	Dolphin grocery store (Corner of Grecheskaya 21 (Греческая) / Rishelevskaya Street 12 (Ришельевская)) [Maybe gone--2002 photo]	Sculptures and balcony Rishelevskaya Street 9 (Ришельевская))
Arab "cultural center"	Evreyskaya 20	Evreyskaya 20	Evreyskaya 20
Evreyskaya 20 building	Evreyskaya and Rishelevskaya street sign

This virtual tour of The primary streets of Odessa, including Pushkinskaya is complete.