VOA Chinese, Mar 10, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/yalta-20140310/1867939.html
, whcih is translated from
Elizabeth Arrott and Sebastian Meyer, On The Scene: Elizabeth Arrott in Yalta, Crimea; In Yalta, Redrawing the Map Once Again. VOA, Mar 10, 2014.
www.voanews.com/content/on-the-s ... rimea-/1867822.html
Note:
(a) Yalta
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yalta
("The city is located on the site of an ancient Greek colony, said to have been founded by Greek sailors who were looking for a safe shore (yalos in Greek) on which to land. It is situated on a deep bay facing south towards the Black Sea, surrounded by wooded mountains. It has a warm humid subtropical climate with many vineyards and orchards in the vicinity")
(b) "It is that concept of motherland that is at the heart of this conflict. For centuries, Russians claimed Crimea as their own. It has inspired generations of poets and playwrights, Chekov among them and Moscow is poised to claim it again."
Anton Chekhoven.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Chekhov
(1860-1964; born on the feast day of St Anthony the Great [c 251-356; Egyptian] (17 January Old Style) 29 January 1860
a Russian physician who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history; "Medicine is my lawful wife", he once said, "and literature is my mistress"/ "Our talents we got from our father," Chekhov remembered, "but our soul from our mother")
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