Legendary Sevastopol

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Legendary Sevastopol

Выполнили ученицы 7у класса Косянчук Ксения, Масловатая Кристина. Руководитель К.Г.Ананьин. 2019

Russia in wars

Famous place

Etymology

• Sebastos polis ( Respected town)
• Augustus town (Emperor town)

Chersonesus ( 6th cent BC – 14 th cent)

Sevastopol

• A.Suvorov ordered to erect earthworks along the harbour (1778)

Sevastopol

• founded as a city and port by Catherine II (1783)

Sevastopol

• In 1784, Cathertin the Great   ordered G.Potemkin   to build a fortress and call it Sevastopol .

Sevastopol

• F.Ushakov personally supervised the construction of a naval base in Sevastopol.

Sevastopol (18 th -19 th cent)

The Crimean War (1853-56)

• 30 November 1853 at Sinop,   Russian warships struck Ottoman   ships

The Crimean War (1853-56)

• France and Great Britain joined Turkey against Russia
• Their armies landed at Eupatoria and moved to Sevastopol

The Crimean War (1853-56)

• The Russians ships were sunk   to protect the harbor and their cannons were used as additional artillery

The Crimean War (1853-56)

• The defence of Sevastopol was led by Vice Admirals V.Kornilov   and P.Nakhimov

The Crimean War (1853-56)

The Crimean War (1853-56)

• Leo Tolstoy, who fought there too, described the siege in “ The Tales of Sevastopol ”

The Crimean War (1853-56)

Siege of Sevastopol (1941 – 42)

Siege of Sevastopol (1941 – 42)

Siege of Sevastopol (1941 – 42)

Siege of Sevastopol (1941 – 42)

Yalta Conference (1945)

Yalta Conference (1945)

1 st May 1945

9 May 1944 (75 years ago)

16 March 2014 (5 years ago)

Sevastopol is Russian