Crimean Khanate

Crimea has long held a special place in culture and imagination

The Russian move into Ukraine has surely put the Crimean peninsula in the media spotlight. But Crimea’s also a place that’s embedded in Russian popular culture and art. It’s a place that has filled the imagination of artists, poets and writers for centuries.The Russian move into Ukraine has surely put the Crimean peninsula in the media spotlight. But Crimea’s also a place that’s embedded in Russian popular culture and art. It’s a place that has filled the imagination of artists, poets and writers for centuries.

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