Little Odessa, A Brighton Beach Anthology (2025)
Printed and bound by Conveyor Studio in NJ. 
80lb Silk Coated paper and matte laminated hardcover, 10 editions.
Library of Congress Control Number: 2025902634

Little Odessa, A Brighton Beach Anthology, is a 100-page hardcover perfect-bound book that explores the historical and cultural transformations of Brighton Beach in South Brooklyn, and its successive waves of post-Soviet migration, particularly from the 1970s onward. This visual anthology and artist book curates a selection of printed ephemera, architectural landmarks, archived restaurant menus, artworks, writings, and film productions that document the neighborhood's post-Soviet communities. The anthology examines themes of identity, language, and cultural connectedness within post-Soviet communities, while reflecting on the complexities of diaspora, second-hand memory, and cultural preservation. Featured works and contributions include those from artists Alexey Yurenev, Anatoliy Fatakhov, and Ed Gray; author Daniel Blokh; and filmmakers Carol Stein, Levan Koguashvili, and the late Aleksei Balabanov. 

This printed edition is accessible to public at the Center for Brooklyn History , Thomas J. Watson Library at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and The Library of Congress.

This project was made with the generous support of the Scholastic Art & Writing Alliance’s 2024 Alumni Micro-grant.

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