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Crimea
Crimea ( ) is a peninsula in Eastern Europe, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, almost entirely surrounded by the Black Sea and the smaller Sea of Azov. The Isthmus of Perekop connects the peninsula to Kherson Oblast in mainland Ukraine. To the east, the Crimean Bridge, constructed in 2018, spans the Strait of Kerch, linking the peninsula with Krasnodar Krai in Russia. The Arabat Spit, located to the northeast, is a narrow strip of land that separates the Syvash lagoons from the Sea of Azov. Across the Black Sea to the west lies Romania and to the south is Turkey. The population is 2.4 million, and the largest city is Sevastopol. The region, internationally recognized as part of Ukraine, has been under Russian occupation of Crimea, Russian occupation since 2014. Called the Tauric Peninsula until the early modern period, Crimea has historically been at the boundary between the Classical antiquity, classical world and the Pontic–Caspian steppe, steppe. Greeks in pre-Rom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anatoliy Hrytsenko (politician, Born 1958)
Anatoliy Pavlolyvch Hrytsenko (Ukrainian: Анатолій Павлович Гриценко; born on 21 September 1958) is a Ukrainian politician who had last served as the 11th Governor of Kherson Oblast in 2010. He had served as Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea for the first term from 1997 to 1998 and the second term from 2006 to 2010. He had been a member of the Verkhovna Rada of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea from 1994 to 1998, until the role being the chairman. He was member of the "Party of Regions, Crimean Republican Alliance; Party " Russian Bloc", and the Crimean Republican Organization - Bloc "For Yanukovych!". Biography Hrytsenko was born in Kerch on 21 September 1958. He graduated from the Chistopil secondary school of the Leninsky district of the Crimean region in 1976. That August, he started working as a locksmith of the Chistopil branch of "Agricultural Machinery" of the Leninsky district of the Crimean region. From Nove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Crimean Status Referendum
The Crimean status referendum of 2014 was a disputed referendum on March 16, 2014, concerning the status of Crimea that was conducted in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol (both subdivisions of Ukraine) after Russian forces seized control of Crimea. The referendum was a step in the process of Russia annexing Crimea.How Russia Took Crimea Macias, Amanda (2015). Business Insider. Retrieved August 1, 2017. The referendum asked voters whether they wanted to rejoin as a , or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verkhovna Rada
The Verkhovna Rada ( ; VR), officially the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, is the unicameralism, unicameral parliament of Ukraine. It consists of 450 Deputy (legislator), deputies presided over by a speaker. The Verkhovna Rada meets in the Verkhovna Rada building in Ukraine's capital Kyiv. The Verkhovna Rada developed out of the systems of the republican representative body known in the Soviet Union as the Supreme Soviet (Supreme Council) that was first established on 26 June 1938 as a type of legislature of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Ukrainian SSR after the dissolution of the All-Ukrainian Congress of Soviets, Congress of Soviets of the Ukrainian SSR.Verkhovna Rada in the Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine The 12th convocation of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR (1990 Ukrainian parliamentary election, elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UNIAN
The Ukrainian Independent Information Agency of News () is a Kyiv-based Ukraine, Ukrainian news agency. It produces and provides political, business and financial information, and a photo reporting service. As of October 2022, it was the most visited news site in Ukraine with a 19% market share. UNIAN is a part of 1+1 Media Group, related to Ukrainian oligarchs, oligarch Ihor Kolomoyskyi. UNIAN was founded in March 1993 as the Ukrainian Independent Information Agency of News. The agency's offices are at 4 Khreshchatyk Street, adjacent to European Square (Kyiv), European Square, in Kyiv. UNIAN offers its press conference hall to interested customers. UNIAN runs a TV channel, UNIAN TV, broadcasting news, analytical programs, documentaries, sport and movies. It is available on satellite, cable and IPTV networks. It broadcasts unencrypted from the AMOS-2 satellite (4.0 W), at 10722 Horizonal, 27500. The channel's General Producer is Vladyslav Svinchenko. On August 28, 2013, Oksan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Konstantinov (politician)
Vladimir Andreyevich Konstantinov (, ; born 19 November 1956) is a Crimean and Russian politician who has served as the Chairman of the State Council of the Republic of Crimea since 17 March 2014. He served as Chairman of the Supreme Council in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea from 17 March 2010 until 17 March 2014. On 5 March 2014 the Shevchenko District Court of Kyiv ruled on the detention of the self-proclaimed leaders Sergey Aksyonov and Vladimir Konstantinov.The court gave the green light to arrest "puppets of Putin" in Crimea Ukrayinska Pravda. March 5, 2014 The [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Party Of Regions
A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, recreation, or as part of a festival or other commemoration or celebration of a special occasion. A party will often feature food and beverages, and often conversation, music, dancing, or other forms of entertainment. Some parties are held in honor of a specific person, day, or event, such as a birthday party, a Super Bowl party, or a St. Patrick's Day party. Parties of this kind are often called celebrations. A party is not necessarily a private occasion. Public parties are sometimes held in restaurants, pubs, beer gardens, nightclubs, or bars, and people attending such parties may be charged an admission fee by the host. Large parties in public streets may celebrate events such as Mardi Gras or the signing of a peace treaty ending a long war. Types Balls Banquets Birthday party A birthday party is a celebration of the anniversary of the birth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boris Deich
Borys Davydovych Deich (; 23 August 1938 – 7 February 2022) was a Ukrainian politician. Biography A member of the Party of Regions, he served as a member of the Verkhovna Rada from 2002 until 2014. He supported the annexation of Crimea by Russia. Deich died from COVID-19 in Moscow Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ... on 7 February 2022, at the age of 83. References External linksBoris Deich 1938 births 2022 deaths Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia 20th-century Ukrainian politicians Fourth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada Fifth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada Sixth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada Seventh convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada Party of Regions politicians Donetsk National University of Economi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonid Hrach
Leonid Ivanovych Hrach (), also as Leonid Ivanovich Grach (), is a Soviet, Ukrainian, and Russian politician. Biography Hrach was born in a town of Brodetske, Vinnytsia Oblast on 1 January 1948. He was a chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Crimea in 1998–2002 and the 1st secretary of the Crimean republican committee of CPU in 1991. Hrach stayed the leader of communists in Crimea until 2010 when he was officially excluded from communists ranks by leadership of the Communist Party of Ukraine. After the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation in 2014, Hrach joined the Russian political party Communists of Russia along with the Crimean republican committee of the Communist Marxist–Leninist Party of Ukraine. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasyl Kislov
The name Basil (''royal, kingly'') comes from the male Greek name Vassilios (, female version ), which first appeared during the Hellenistic period. It is derived from "basileus" (), a Greek word of pre-Hellenic origin, meaning "king", from which words such as basilica and basilisk (via Latin) as well as the eponymous herb basil (via Old French) derive, and the name of the Italy">Italian region Basilicata, which had been long under the rule of the List of Byzantine emperors, Byzantine Emperor (also called ''basileus''). It was brought to England by the Crusaders, having been common in the eastern Mediterranean. It is more often used in Britain and Europe than in the United States. It is also the name of a common herb. In Arabic, Bas(s)el (, ''bāsil'') is a name for boys that means "brave, fearless, intrepid". Different derived names in different languages include Barsegh in Armenian; Basile in French; Basilius in German; Basilio in Italian and Spanish; Basílio in Portuguese; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coat Of Arms Of Crimea
Both the Ukrainian Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the Russian Republic of Crimea use the same coat of arms (, , ), which has been in use since 1992. Description The coat of arms consists of a red Varangian shield and a silver griffin passant facing to the heraldic right with an azure pearl in its right paw. On either sides of the shield are a white pillar. At the top of the shield sits the rising sun. Winding around both columns and under the shield rests the Flag of Crimea, a blue–white– red tricolor ribbon, unto which the Motto of Crimea, ''Процветание в единстве'' (translated as ''Prosperity in unity''), is inscribed. The Varangian shield is symbolic of the fact that the region of Crimea was for a long time a crossing of major trade routes.fotw.net — Crimea Autonomous Republic (Ukraine) The red field of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
