In 1784 she founded the city of Sevastopol in her new domain of the Crimea
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Crimea - Wikipedia  The Crimean Peninsula also known simply as Crimea is a major land mass on the northern ... Sevastopol remained the location of the Russian Black Sea Fleet ... as two federal subjects: the Republic of Crimea and the federal city of Sevastopol. .... Oblast was created by a decree of Catherine the Great on 2 February 1784.
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Sevastopol - Wikipedia  Sevastopol or traditionally Sebastopol (/svstopl, -stpl/ or /svstpl, -pl/ ... As a result of the 2014 annexation of Crimea by Russia, the city is ... She visited the city in 1787 accompanied by Joseph II, the Emperor of Austria, ... Sevastopol was founded in June 1783 as a base for a naval squadron under the...
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History of Crimea - Wikipedia  The recorded history of the Crimean Peninsula, historically known as Tauris or Tauric .... The Greeks, who eventually established colonies in Crimea during the Archaic Period, ... The city was eventually destroyed in the mid-3rd century AD by the Goths. ..... This new situation led to tensions between Russia and Ukraine.
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Catherine II - Emperor - Biography.com  Oct 6, 2015 ... Biography.com profiles Catherine II, the Russian empress who reorganized ... Synopsis; Early Years; Becoming Russian Royalty; Taking the Throne; Ruling Russia ... (now Szczecin, Poland), and became the Russian empress in 1762. ... Her birth name was Sophie Friederike Auguste, and she grew up in...
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Catherine the Great - NNDB.com  Catherine II, surnamed "the Great", Empress of Russia, was the daughter of ... The exact date and place of her birth have been disputed, but there appears to be no ... Her father, who succeeded to the principality of Anhalt-Zerbst in 1746 and ... It may be said once and for all that her most trusted agents while she was still...
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Peterhof Samson Fountain - Saint Petersburg Guide  The decision to build the fountain was made in 1734 when the 25th anniversary of the Russian victory over the Swedes at Poltava was being celebrated.
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Ukraine, Russia, and the Black Sea Fleet Accords - Defense ...  states, Russia and Ukraine, had much to divide between them. ... disputes between the two countries over the transfer of Soviet nuclear ... legal status of Crimea, and the possession of the Black Sea Fleet (hereafter ... 2) Russia will lease the ports in and around Sevastopol for 20 years at .... Sevastopol where it was based.
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Catherine II Manifesto on accession of Crimea peninsula, Taman ...  On April 8 (19), 1783 the Empress Catherine the Great signed the Manifesto on ... Soon after that Catherine II issued the Manifesto on Crimea annexation. ... Basing on the 'Decree on provinces' of 1775 G. A. Potyomkin created a specific...
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Palaces, Catherine the great and 18th century on Pinterest  Tauride Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia/The palace was built at the end .... Grigory Potemkin: Writer, soldier, diplomat, lover of Catherine the Great ..... Tsar Nicholas II's mother, prior to her moving to the Mariyinski Palace in Kiev during World War I. .... Catherine IiCatherine The GreatSoftly CatherineCzarina CatherineCanvas...
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Sevastopol - Wikipedia  Sevastopol or traditionally Sebastopol (/svstopl, -stpl/ or /svstpl, -pl/ .... In February 1784, Catherine the Great ordered Grigory Potemkin to build a ... by Emperor Paul I, the military stronghold was again renamed to Akhtiar. ... mobile heavy mortars to destroy Sevastopol's extremely heavy fortifications,...
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City and geographical review - Best Of Ukraine  Sevastopol (or Sebastopol) is one of the largest sea ports, a cultural, ... also includes 2 towns  Balaklava and Inkerman, urban-type settlement Kacha, .... Modern Sevastopol was founded in 1783 as a naval fortification, a city and port by Catherine II on ... 1784 Ahtiar, city - fortress at the Black sea, was renamed Sevastopol.
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Siege of Sevastopol (185455) - Wikipedia  The Siege of Sevastopol lasted from September 1854 until September 1855, during the ... During the siege, the allied navy undertook six bombardments of the capital, on ... Russian port in 18541855 and was the final episode in the Crimean War. ... the battles of Balaclava and Inkerman took place beyond the siege lines.
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How Crimea Became Part of Independent Ukraine and Tried to ...  Mar 12, 2015 ... This article originally appeared at Mail OnlineAll right, I admit it, it's not that brief. ... to determine the future of the attractive peninsula on the shores of the Black Sea. ... But nobody could declare independence from Ukraine. ... chauvinistic, virulent and intolerant than the Russian version) is the *right* kind.
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Catherine the Great Catherine the Great (1729-1796), was an ...  before marrying Peter, Catherine displayed devotion to her new religion and nation. Peter became Emperor Peter III of Russia upon the death of Empress ... rule Russia for 34 years. .... Under the charter, the gentry of each province were allowed to form a general ... edict of 1783 licensing private publishing houses.
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Crimea: A Gift To Ukraine Becomes A Political Flash Point : Parallels ...  Feb 27, 2014 ... In 1954, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev transferred Crimea from ... Crimea Province from the Russian Republic to the Ukraine Republic,...
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Why Did Russia Give Away Crimea Sixty Years Ago? | Wilson Center  Mar 19, 2014 ... The Transfer of Crimea from Soviet Russia to Soviet Ukraine, 1954. Mark Kramer. Crimea was part of Russia from 1783, when the Tsarist Empire ... there is no connection between that treaty and the Crimean peninsula.
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