History of Crimea and Sevastopol: from Potemkin to the present day. Melvin M.

The monumental work of the outstanding British military historian is a portrait of Sevastopol at the angle of the history of wars on Crimean land. Being from the very source from the settlement of this territory in antiquity, since the time of ancient Chersonesos and the Byzantine Kherson, the narrative covers the period of the Crimean Khanate, covers the Russian-Turkish wars 1686–1700, 1710–1711, 1735–1739, 1768–1774, 1787–1792, 1806–1812 and 1828–1829 And separately focuses on the accession of Crimea to the Russian Empire in 1783, when Sevastopol was founded and the Russian Black Sea Fleet was created. The battles and battles of the Crimean War of 1853–1856 are described in detail. With the subsequent restoration of Sevastopol, the Russo-Turkish war of 1878–1879. and Russian-Japanese 1904–1905 , revolutions of 1905 and 1917. , the battles of the First World War and the Civil Wars, the Red Terror in Crimea in 1920-1921. Crimea is vividly before us during the Great Patriotic War, during the Cold War and in the post -Soviet time. The story is completed by a difficult topic of the entry of Crimea together with Sevastopol in Russia on March 18, 2014 after the relevant referendum. Supported by many quotes from archival sources, as well as links to research by other authors, the book is also equipped with graphic illustrations and photographs, tables and cards and, of course, will be of interest to everyone who is passionate about the history of wars and the history of Russia. From the author: The history of Sevastopol is a complex and touching story about the war and the world, about changes in industry and in public life, about destruction, revolution and restoration... In the rich past [of this city], evidence of the patriotic and revolutionary spirit is clearly visible. For two centuries, Sevastopol inspired his garrison, fleet and inhabitants and continues to inspire so far.