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Toronto—Crimea. Thinking Out Loud about Cultural Differences.
A month ago I returned from a short vacation, which I spent in Crimea. I went there despite the Canadian Government travel advisory, which does not recommend to go there. Despite the fact that it happened one and a half year ago, for the umpteenth time, they tell about armed groups supported by Russian military forces who took control of government buildings, airports and other locations in the Crimean peninsula and about its occupation and annexation.
This video is my thoughts dictated to my cell phone during ten-hour flight from Moscow to Toronto. They are my observations about different cultures. When moving from one culture to another, many things become clear.
For many Canadians and Westerners in general it is an occupied and annexed territory. For some, who are less affected by the local propaganda it is the opposite — a territory freed from the occupation. Why? Watch the video to find an answer.
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The reality of the situation in Yalta, Crimea, RUSSIA 2016. Крым, Ялта в мае 2016
Beautiful Yalta, Crimea, RUSSIA!
Крым, Ялта в мае 2016 { 2018 - NEW VIDEOS - Links below }
A video from our trip to Crimea in May 2016. A truly fantastic place with stunning scenery with blue skies, blue sea, green trees and mountains. What is missing?
Thank God for Russia rescuing Crimea from Ukraine.
There are no signs AT ALL of hardship or misery in the parts of Crimea that we visited. There are certainly not 100,000 people trying to leave under Russian oppression as reported in the Telegraph on June 11. No war, no danger above the usual travel risks that you would find in Spain or Italy.
We did have to deal with no access to Credit/Debit cards, our UK mobile phones did not work (O2 and Vodafone), because of the western sanctions and no hire car delivery at the airport, but this was part of the adventure and we thoroughly enjoyed this 10-day trip and would do it again. Once we had switched our phones for Russian SIM's we started on our adventure!
All the people that we spoke to told us that the referendum on re-joining Russia was unanimous - well 96.4% actually.
The people certainly looked happy enough, which I'll think you'll agree from this video.
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From a political point of view all that I would say is don't watch or listen to Main Stream Media - Almost everything is a lie! Sanctions are only hurting the UK and the EU - Russia is almost completely unaffected!
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Russia did not annex anything. Whatever happened with Crimea is the result of unlawful actions of certain political forces in Ukraine who had brought the situation to a state coup.
These actions are fully compliant with the international law and the United Nations Charter and relevant decisions of the United Nations courts on similar issues, which the United Nations used to have in its international practice.
Some western people/governments call it annexation. This would imply President Putin sending an invasion force to Crimea, like the US did to Hawaii and just about everywhere else in the world. However, this is not true. Crimea held a referendum under international law where westerner observers monitored the proceedings. We spoke to local people and this is true although western main stream media would argue until they're blue in the face that it is not.
The majority of Crimean people voted (96.4%) to be reunited with Russia and the Crimean government lodged a request for such action. The International Monitors stated the process was legal, there was no forcing of people to vote in favour of rejoining Russia.
The Russian State Duma agreed with the Crimean Governments request and at that point helicopters with troops were sent in to secure the region against the same sort of attacks that Donbass is currently experiencing in eastern Ukraine.
I stand with Crimea's democratic decision to stand with Russia. All I want to do is expose the truth.
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Plenty of tourism in Yalta!!!
Arrival at Simferopol Airport
Simferopol Part I - First walk about in the city and coffee.
Simferopol Part II - shopping in the city
Simferopol Part III - eating in the city.
Massandra Beach, Yalta, Crimea - Two Brits in Crimea!
Sanctions on Crimea - Really?
Mr & Mrs Chances drinking Champagne on Yalta Beach.