Crimea

The Crimea from J. Luffman’s atlas (London 1815-1816, full size here).

beginnings • The Mixoparthenos, the Mother of the Scythians (es) Tatars • Tatars of Bakhchisaray. Photos by Husein Bodaninsky (1920-30) (es) • Murza Buzdurgan’s palace according to Mór Jókai (es)

monasteries • The orthodox Crimea. Photos by Yuri Gladky (es) nature • A new day in the Crimea • The Dzhurdzhur waterfall (es)

cities • Names of Simferopol (es) • The Gypsy quarter of Simferopol (es) • Yalta’s ropeway in the Soviet cult film Assa • Yalta’s ropeway today (es) • Autumn in Bakhchisaray (es) • A road through Bakhchisaray (es) traveling • Together in the Crimea • Come with us to the Crimea! (es) • The atlas of Crimea (es)