Май 18th, 2011 
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There are many monuments of Glory in Sevastopol. The Monument to the Scuttled Ships became an emblem of Sevastopol
During the Crimean war (1853-56) Russian sailing vessels were scuttled at the entrance to the Northern Bay in 1854 and 1855 in accordance with the order of admiral Nakhimovto obstruct the enemy ships the entrance to the roadsteads and so to save Sevastopol». (далее…)
Posted in Крымские войны, О Крыме - More about the Crimea. 
Tags: 1854-1856, 1941-1945, Севастополь, ЮБК 
No Comments » Апрель 8th, 2011 admin 
Balaclava («Fish Nest») is a splendid and beautiful 3000 years old town situated in a small cozy bay. The sea coast of the bay were inhabited from the ancient times.
The ancient Greeks who settled here in 422 called it Syumbolon Limpe that is Harbour of Signs or Presage.
The Tauriset fire on the coast to attract the ships sailing by. The ships were robbed and the seafarers had to be sacrifices on Cape Phyolent in the temple of their goddess. It is believed that it was the port of lestrigones Lamosa.
In accordance with mythology the lestrigons were cannibals whom Odysseus and his fellows met during their voyage. (далее…)
Апрель 2nd, 2011 admin 
Sevastopol is a city of the wonderful destiny and history.
It was founded in 1783 as a new fortress and got the name of Sevastopol which in Greek means — “a city worth of worship”.
The city has justified its proud name; it has become a symbol of military valor and unexampled heroism. The Crimean War (October 1853 – February 1856) was a conflict fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French, the British, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. (далее…)
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