Crimea
About 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 recognised as part of Ukraine, has been under Russian occupation since 2014.
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When the Norman conquest happened, a load of Anglo-Saxons from Britain became refugees and left Britain. They travelled down into Europe and got to the Byzantine Empire, where they lived around the Black Sea around Crimea. Apparently they called it New England.
from 187: No Such Thing As An Ant On Its Gap Year, 2017-10-20 at 00:07:42 · read transcript
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Then over in Russia, again in 2012, there was a migration of endangered Siberian white cranes that weren't quite finding their way. Vladimir Putin got into a motorized hand glider and dressed up in garb that sort of emulated the white crane and tried to steer them unsuccessfully, unfortunately. He was flying above them, trying to get them to follow him and start migrating. Then Putin said, you, Crane. Then they misrepresented it and ended up going into Crimea. Very strong. Animal! OK, that's it.
368: No Such Thing As The Knipper And The Corpse, 2021-04-09 · listen
Spain has a history of being and there was a referendum, I think, in the late 60s about whether Gibraltarians wanted to be British or wanted to have Spanish sovereignty. and it's the most astonishing vote result ever because no vote rigging, no corruption, but 96% turnout and 99.6% of people voted to stick with British sovereignty. Quite similar to the vote in Crimea as well, wasn't it? Which was no vote rigging, no corruption, just a massive, massive win for one of the sides.
No Such Thing As A Waiter Made Of Potatoes, 2021-07-16 · listen
He was pissed off with Gibraltar. Spain has a history of being, and there was a referendum, I think, in the late 60s about whether Gibraltarians wanted to be British or wanted to have Spanish sovereignty, and it's the most astonishing result ever, because no vote rigging, no corruption, but 96% turnout and 99.6% of people voted to stick with British sovereignty. Quite similar to the vote in Crimea as well, isn't it? Which was...
382: No Such Thing As A Waiter Made Of Potatoes, 2021-07-16 · listen
That's where the first New England was. That's so cool. That is amazing. It's interesting. That isn't it? Imagining basically the British becoming refugees and kind of going down to live in Crimea, given all the modern day things happen. Wow. It would have been a much more progressive place then than old Anglo-Saxon just conquered England, which was a nightmare. I got a couple of facts about matchmaking. Yeah.
No Such Thing As An Ant On Its Gap Year, 2017-10-20 · listen
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