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Crimean Peninsula Ukraine The Earth In Miniature Part 2
he history of the Crimean belong to the Cimmerians who
Peninsula is even richer called the peninsula Tauris.
than its nature. It goes During the 7th century BC they
back hundreds and thousands of were expelled by the Scythians.
years creating that special In 5th c. BC, Greek colonists
romantic flavor which you feel in started to settle their colonies
Crimea once you step on its land. along the Black Sea coast. They
It is really an amazing feeling founded the sea ports of
to touch the stones, which Chersonesos outside present-day
somebody's hands put there many Sevastopol, Theodosia (now
centuries before you came on the Feodosia), and Kerkinitida
Earth. (present-day Yevpatoria).
A little bit of imagination and During the later centuries,
you will be able to hear the Crimea's lands were occupied by
sounds of their hammers and saws, the Roman legionaries (1st
to watch numerous combats, century AD), the Goths (AD. 250),
horsemen and warriors fighting the Bulgars (6th century), the
for the right to own this Khazars (8th century), the state
desirable land. of Kievan Rus (10th-11th
centuries), the Byzantine Greeks
Who were all those people who (1016), the Kipchaks (1050). In
lived there and left their tracks 1223, sweeping all of them, a new
in the history of the Crimean force appeared on the Crimean
Peninsula? Every year dozens of Peninsula. Chingiz Khan's Golden
archaeological and historical Horde invaded Crimea and made it
expeditions work in Crimea trying part of the huge Tatar empire.
to find the exact answers. What Tatar first Crimea's capital was
did they find out? The earliest founded in Qirim (now Stary
known traces of inhabitants Krym). It gave its name to the
hole peninsula . Later in the beginning of the Crimean War.
15th century it moved to They landed their expeditionary
Bakhchisarai. force in Balaklava, near
Sevastopol and hostilities began.
In 1475 Crimea fell under History left us documents about
protectorate of the Ottoman terrible casualties on both
Empire. Over the next three sides, the major defeat on the
hundred years the Crimean Khans Turkish fleet, and a disastrous
were appointed by Constantinople cavalry charge of the Light
and the Tatars remained the Brigade.
rulers of Crimea. But the
developing Russian empire was The 20th century brought new
striving to gain control of the disastrous and major changes to
passage from the Black Sea into the Crimean Peninsula. During the
the Mediterranean. In 1783 1st World War Crimea was taken by
Catherine the Great took Crimea German forces. The October
from the Ottoman Empire. Russia Revolution in 1917 made Crimea
spent four years of wars to make one of the major battlefields
Crimea part of the great Russian between White and Red Russian
empire. soldiers. During the 2nd World
War from 1942 untill 1944 Crimea
In the 19th century the Ottoman was occupied by Germany once
Empire started to lose its power again.
and couldn’t control the
strategically important Black Sea In 1945 the Livadia Palace near
area. The major European states Yalta was where the Yalta
didn't want to let Russia Conference took place. Russian
dominate over the area. In 1854 Secretary-General Joseph Stalin,
France and Britain came to the British Prime Minister Winston
Turkish Sultan's aid. It was the Churchill, and USA President
Franklin D. Roosevelt made a people from all over the Soviet
history in Europe. After the end Union and number of European
of the 2nd World War 220,000 countries. Crimean Peninsula is
Crimean Tatars and 70,000 Crimean famous for its warm sea, sunny
Greeks were deported from Crimea and healthy climate, diverse
to Central Asia. They were flora and fauna, and bright
allowed to return to Crimea in fragrant wines. It is ideal for
the 1990s, after the fall of the rock climbing, mountain biking,
Soviet Union. and more “exotic” kinds of
outdoor activity which include:
In 1954 Nikita Khruschev had yachting, windsurfing,
returned Crimea to the Ukrainian spelaeology, horse riding,
SSR. In 1991 Ukraine declared its gliding, hang-gliding,
independence and Crimea became an sight-seeing in helicopters.
Autonomous Republic within
Ukraine. Part # 3 of this article will
guide you though the major
For many years Crimea has been a tourist areas of the Crimean
favorite tourist destination for Peninsula.
About the Author:
Dina DeVries is the founder of http://ukraine-travel-advisor.com/ - your source of practical information about travel to Ukraine. You will find a lot of insider tips about major Ukrainian tourist destinations, Ukraine culture, rules of etiquette, and superstitions which will help you to feel comfortable and stay out of embarrassment while visiting Ukraine.
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