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Sevastopol (Ukraine)Newest Review: ... panorama situated on a hill near the centre of town. The battle scenes are painted on the interior wall of a round building and, along with some 3-d "props" it illustrates the siege of Sevastopol. The trouble is that strictly speaking this, like many other Russian and Ukrainian attractions , can only be visited as part of an organised tour. However, if you are a quite brazen and ... more |
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by - written on 08/03/09 (Very useful, 187 readings)
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The Crimea is an extremely interesting part of Ukraine with many places of cultural and historic interest; perhaps of most interest to British visitors is the city of Sevastopol. It was in this part of Ukraine that many British men lost their lives during the Crimean War and where Florence Nightingale took the first steps in creating the nursing profession as we know it today. For years Sevastopol was a closed city, the home of the Black Sea Fleet and only became an open city in 1996. The, now Russian, Black Sea Fleet is still based here as the Russians leased the port from Ukraine until 2019 and these ships join Ukraine's own navy here. However, ... Read the complete review

