Crimea in History

Storms the Isthmus of Perekop & captures the Crimea

The Treaty of Kutchuk cedes Kerch and several other Black Sea ports in the Crimea to Russia and declared the rest of the khanate of Crimea independent

Invades the Crimea & installs a puppet khan

Russia Annexes the Crimea from Turkey. Freed by Russia from Turkish sovereignty & incorporated into the Russian Empire. Catherine commissions new fortifications & a vast base at Sevastopol is built

Turkey signs a Treaty ceding the Crimea to Russia

The Allies land in the Crimea without any opposition from the Russian Commander.

Fails to oppose the Allied landing in Crimea.

At the Congress of Paris Russia keeps the Crimea.

Death of Anton Chekhov

Last White army under Wrangel evacuates the Crimea

Last White army under Wrangel evacuates the Crimea

Crimea is granted its independence

Crimea is granted its independence

The Axis complete the evacuation of the Crimea

Russia recaptures Crimea by taking Sevastopol

Stalin deports 250,000 Tatars from Crimea to Uzbekistan, they do not return home until the fall of the Soviet Union leading supporters, from Kamenev down, were expelled in December 1927 by the XVth Party Congress, which paved the way for mass expulsio

Stalin deports 250,000 Tatars from Crimea to Uzbekistan, they do not return home until the fall of the Soviet Union

Gorbachev is detained in his summer residence on the orders of Kryuchkov

Explosion damages the bridge linking Russia and occupied Crimea.