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Filiki Eteria
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Filiki Eteria or Society of Friends was a secret political and revolutionary organization founded in 1814 in Odessa, whose purpose was to overthrow the Ottoman rule of Greece and establish an independent Greek State. Society members were mainly young Phanariot Greeks from Constantinople and the Russian Empire, local political and military leaders from the Greek mainland and islands, as well as several Orthodox Christian leaders from other nations that were under Hellenic influence, such as Karađorđe from Serbia, and Tudor Vladimirescu from Romania. One of its leaders was the prominent Phanariote Prince Alexander Ypsilantis. The Society initiated the Greek War of Independence in the spring of 1821.
House of Filiki Eteria on Greek Square in Odessa
House of Filiki Eteria on Greek Square in Odessa
Passport of the Filiki Eteria, bearing its insignia and written in its coded alphabet.
Passport of the Filiki Eteria, bearing its insignia and written in its coded alphabet.
The Oath of Initiation into the Society, painting by Dionysios Tsokos, 1849.
The Oath of Initiation into the Society, painting by Dionysios Tsokos, 1849.
The Great Oath of the Filiki Eteria, written on a monument at Kolonaki, Athens.
The Great Oath of the Filiki Eteria, written on a monument at Kolonaki, Athens.
Odesa
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Odesa is the third most populous city and municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea. The city is also the administrative centre of the Odesa Raion and Odesa Oblast, as well as a multiethnic cultural centre. As of January 2021, Odesa's population was approximately 1,010,537. On 25 January 2023, its historic city centre was declared a World Heritage Site and added to the List of World Heritage in Danger by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in recognition of its influence on cinema, literature, and the arts. The declaration was made in response to the bombing of Odesa during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has damaged or destroyed buildings across the city.
The remains of an ancient Greek settlement (under the glass roof) on Prymorskyi Boulevard in Odesa
The remains of an ancient Greek settlement (under the glass roof) on Prymorskyi Boulevard in Odesa
Ivan Martos's statue of the Duc de Richelieu in Odesa
Ivan Martos's statue of the Duc de Richelieu in Odesa
In the mid-19th century Odesa became a resort town famed for its popularity among the Russian upper classes. This popularity prompted a new age of inv
In the mid-19th century Odesa became a resort town famed for its popularity among the Russian upper classes. This popularity prompted a new age of investment in the building of hotels and leisure projects.
By the early 1900s Odesa had become a large, thriving city, complete with European architecture and electrified urban transport.
By the early 1900s Odesa had become a large, thriving city, complete with European architecture and electrified urban transport.