a palace built in a mauritian near graphic style designed by the british architects of buckingham palace. it s an island off the charts just sat on the after the sorest empire conquered crimea in seventeen eighty three it became a desirable place for russians to visit or for various reasons these included it s climate of which compared to russian conditions and especially central russian of conditions it was like another world. and the cities caught on the south coast in particular with its mediterranean climate and volume sea was light sources and this was something russians had absolutely no experience of all they knew were the cold
pyar they spoke of it in almost tender tones as the pearl of the empire. principle runs off the governor general of new russia and crimea during the first half of the nineteenth century was one of the wealthiest and most powerful men in russia. in eight hundred twenty eight he had a palace built in a mauritian rio graphic style designed by the british architects of buckingham palace. it s an aftershock that s just sad and i have to go sorest empire conquered crimea in seventeen eighty three it became a desirable place for russians to visit or for various reasons these included it s a climate of which compared to russian conditions and especially central russian or
this was a move at least to course after having been himself baptized in the town of just on a source he runs for the mayor had the citizens of kenya in the cuban roofs baptized on the banks of the neighbor. of the work it was an important act one essential to understanding russia as a nation and the significance of baptism for the identity and culture of the empire . this baptism by prince philip the mira nine eighty eight had long been forgotten. russia no longer had access to the black sea because. it was only under catherine the great that this changed. it gave russia a new identity as a major european state and returned to its cultural roots which had been laid by prince bloody mary back in the tenth century before since of course we are. situated out. side the gates of the port city of sevastopol on crimea s
a. greek scheme from across the mediterranean founded cities and opened up trade routes to europe. nomadic tribes from the steps of asia conquered crimea well the mongols of the golden horde established a slave trade here conquerors became settlers tradesmen and artisans farmers and citizens until new conquerors came and new cultures. for centuries crimea belongs to the empire of the crimean tatars and the ottomans. under catherine the great it became russian and remained so for one hundred fifty years. then in one thousand nine hundred fifty four the peninsula became part of ukraine. i a demonstration in the crimean capital simferopol in march twenty fourth team was an