“Who Founded Odesa?” — a journalistic investigation from the series “The Real History with Akim Halimov.” Russians are actively promoting the version that Odesa is an “original” Russian city, allegedly founded by Empress Catherine II. There is another history of Odesa, which the Kremlin is diligently hiding. The host of the program, Akim Halimov, debunks Russian myths. How old is Odesa? Who founded and rebuilt this city? How did Odesa become part of Ukrainian liberation struggle?