Metropolitan of Russian Orthodox Church compares occupied Crimea with Gulags

Russian Metropolitan Tikhon (Shevkunov), appointed head of the Crimean Metropolis of the Russian Orthodox Church, has compared occupied Crimea with Kolyma [during the mass repressions of 1932-1954, correctional labour camps with particularly difficult living and working conditions were located in Kolyma in the far east of Russia - ed.

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