Italy's Berlusconi says Crimea split from Ukraine was democratic

Edit Topix 28 Sep 2015
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Italian former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi visit Chersonesus Tavrichesky National Reserve in the Black Sea port of Sevastopol, Crimea, September 12, 2015. Four-time Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Sunday the Crimean people had made a democratic choice to split from Ukraine and hailed Russian President Vladimir Putin as the world's greatest political leader ... ....

Italy's Berlusconi Banned From Ukraine for Cr...

Edit Topix 18 Sep 2015
President Vladimir Putin and Italian former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi visit Chersonesus Tavrichesky National Reserve in the Black Sea port of Sevastopol, Crimea, Sept. 12. The Ukrainian security service has banned former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi from entering Ukraine in the "interests of national security," online Ukrainian newspaper Apostrophe reported Thursday.... ....

Silvio Berlusconi visits war memorial in Crimea with Vladimir Putin

Edit The Independent 14 Sep 2015
Vladimir's Cathedral as they visit the ancient Greek colony of Chersonesus, major archaeological site in Crimea, outside Sevastopol, Crimea Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Italy's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi (L) examine the Khan's Palace, a former residence of the Crimean Khanate, while visiting the Bakhchisaray Historical and ......

Russians vote in local elections, opposition mostly shut out

Edit Palm Beach Post 13 Sep 2015
... Minister Silvio Berlusconi, left, visit the ancient Greek colony of Chersonesus, major archaeological site in Crimea, outside Sevastopol, Crimea, Saturday, Sept....

September 12, 2015, 16:15 2015-09-12 Team of the Official Website of the President of Russia ...

Edit Public Technologies 12 Sep 2015
(Source ... Vladimir Putin and Silvio Berlusconi also walked the grounds of the Chersonesus Tavrichesky national preserve, where archaeological dig is currently underway with the participation of Russian and foreign experts ... (noodl....

September 12, 2015, 16:20 2015-09-12 Team of the Official Website of the President of Russia ...

Edit Public Technologies 12 Sep 2015
(Source. The President of Russia) Events. During his tour of the Chersonesus Tavrichesky national preserve, Vladimir Putin and former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi answered to journalists' questions. Question. Mr President, whose idea was it to come to Crimea?. President of Russia Vladimir Putin. Mr Berlusconi asked to see it ... Silvio Berlusconi (retranslated). I personally saw this happen. Question ... Silvio Berlusconi ... Question....

Comment of the MFA of Ukraine Spokesperson on Russian attempts to appropriate objects of Ukrainian ...

Edit Public Technologies 05 Aug 2015
The decision of the Russian leadership to include territory and monuments of the National Reserve "Chersonesus " to the Unified register of cultural heritage of the Russian Federation peoples is the evidence of ignorance towards the principles and norms of international law from the Russian side....

A Museum Survives in Crimea

Edit New Yorker 03 Aug 2015
Last week, Sergey Meniaylo, the governor of the city of Sevastopol, in Crimea, introduced the staff of the Chersonesus Archaeological Museum to the new director, Archpriest Sergey Khalyuta. The museum, which contains artifacts from the ancient Greek colony of Tauric Chersonesus and the Byzantine city that succeeded it, is an important academic center, with a staff that includes historians, archeologists, and numismatists....

Putin Federalizes Crimean Architectural Reserve After Priest Appointed Its Leader

Edit Topix 03 Aug 2015
Following the controversial decision of Sevastopol Governor Sergei Menyailo to appoint a clergyman to oversee a revered site of ancient ruins in Crimea, President Vladimir Putin ordered that the reserve should be immediately placed under federal ownership, the Interfax news agency reported. Chersonesus is an ancient Greek colony that was established on the Crimean Peninsula over two millennia ago ... ....

Putin promises protection for ancient Crimea ruins

Edit The Daily Telegraph 02 Aug 2015
Historians fear Sevastopol authorities will damage Unesco world heritage site Chersonesus, an ancient Greek city, to attract orthodox believers. ....

Putin puts Crimean archaeological site under federal control

Edit Dayton Daily News 01 Aug 2015
The Kremlin said that Putin ordered the area of the ancient Greek city of Chersonesus to be placed under federal oversight ... Putin's order followed the Sevastopol governor's decision last month to appoint a Russian Orthodox priest as director of the Chersonesus museum, a move that has angered its keepers and fueled strong public criticism that the appointee lacked education and experience....

Putin puts Crimean site under federal control after scandal

Edit Stars and Stripes 01 Aug 2015
The Kremlin said that Putin ordered the area of the ancient Greek city of Chersonesus to be placed under federal oversight ... Putin's order followed the Sevastopol governor's decision last month to appoint a Russian Orthodox priest as director of the Chersonesus museum, a move that has angered its keepers and fueled strong public criticism that the appointee lacked education and experience....

Why a giant statue of Vladimir is causing a public outcry in Moscow

Edit The Guardian 11 Jun 2015
Tens of thousands of Muscovites have signed a petition against the planned location of a 24-metre-tall monument to Vladimir the Great. And that’s only the beginning of the argument …. Guardian Cities is supported by.. Rockefeller Foundation ...It’s a message to the Ukrainian capital to say ... “It was in Crimea, in the ancient city of Chersonesus … that Grand Prince Vladimir was baptised before bringing Christianity to Rus.” ... ....
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