Vladimir Putin is spending three days in Crimea with a whole delegation of senior Russian politicians and business figures in tow.
During a visit to Crimea, which was annexed by Moscow last year, the president of Russia clambered aboard a mini submarine and plunged to the depths of the Black Sea. Officially, the dive was designed to view an ancient shipwreck on the seabed. But it was also about demonstrating who is boss here now. Russian officials say the remains of the Byzantine ship were discovered by members of a dive club in Rostov-on-Don in May.
For a fascinating insight into this beautiful and turbulent region of Europe, read the travel epic 'Black Sea Circuit' written by two UK brothers, Simon Raven and Chris Raven. These plucky adventurers embark on a quest to drive their twenty year old Volvo full circle around the mighty Black Sea from Odessa in Ukraine to the Danube River Delta in Romania.
Crimea is featured quite heavily in the book, from the Tatars to Chekhov, and investigates Sevastopol, the Battle of Balaclava in 1854 and fascinating Greek legends in Kerch. 'Black Sea Circuit' is a fly-on-the-wall road trip that promises to take you on a journey not only through anicent history at the birthplace of civilization, but into a region of unstable political war that has been thrust into the world spotlight.
During a visit to Crimea, which was annexed by Moscow last year, the president of Russia clambered aboard a mini submarine and plunged to the depths of the Black Sea. Officially, the dive was designed to view an ancient shipwreck on the seabed. But it was also about demonstrating who is boss here now. Russian officials say the remains of the Byzantine ship were discovered by members of a dive club in Rostov-on-Don in May.
For a fascinating insight into this beautiful and turbulent region of Europe, read the travel epic 'Black Sea Circuit' written by two UK brothers, Simon Raven and Chris Raven. These plucky adventurers embark on a quest to drive their twenty year old Volvo full circle around the mighty Black Sea from Odessa in Ukraine to the Danube River Delta in Romania.
Crimea is featured quite heavily in the book, from the Tatars to Chekhov, and investigates Sevastopol, the Battle of Balaclava in 1854 and fascinating Greek legends in Kerch. 'Black Sea Circuit' is a fly-on-the-wall road trip that promises to take you on a journey not only through anicent history at the birthplace of civilization, but into a region of unstable political war that has been thrust into the world spotlight.
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| Black Sea Circuit by Chris Raven & Simon Raven |
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