To: Right_Wing_Madman
Sevastopol has had a Russian naval base since Catherine the Great seized Crimea from the Turks in 1783.
Since Russia was a part of the Soviet Union during that era, the base in Crimea was Soviet, not Russian actually.
14 posted on
07/25/2024 5:10:11 PM PDT by
Dr. Franklin
("A republic, if you can keep it." )
To: Dr. Franklin
the base in Crimea was Soviet, not Russian actually
The base in Crimea was Soviet, after 1922, AND part of the Russian Empire, before 1917.
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