The length of line is about 90km and passengers are assigned a seat. The peninsula is almost entirely surrounded by the Black Sea and the smaller Sea of Azov.The Isthmus of Perekop connects the peninsula to Kherson Oblast in mainland Ukraine. Prediction: Russia to Invade Eastern Ukraine Come Winter Olympics 2022 Geography and Climate of Crimea 2022 is not 2014: What holds back Russia from Ukraine Russia is opposed to NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) in its backyard, a position which is non-negotiable. And Crimea which rests about 200 miles (322 km) northwest of Sochi, Russia enjoys the same mild, year-round climate as the site of the 2014 Winter Olympics. Energy Resource Guide - Ukraine - Oil and Gas [48] In winter these winds bring in cold, dry continental air, while in summer they bring in dry and hot weather. Crimea's strategic position led to the 1854 Crimean War and many short lived regimes following the 1917 Russian Revolution. Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab). The USSR transferred Crimea to Ukraine on the 300th anniversary of the Pereyaslav Treaty in 1954. At the east end of the 90km (56mi) Kerch Peninsula is Kerch/Panticapaeum, once the capital of the Bosporian Kingdom. [59], The most important industries in Crimea include food production, chemical fields, mechanical engineering, and metalworking, and fuel production industries. Interior: Most of the former capitals of Crimea stood on the north side of the mountains. In response to Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea, 100 members of the UN passed UNGA resolution 68/262, rejecting the "referendum" as baseless and invalid and confirming the sovereignty, political independence, unity, and territorial integrity of Ukraine. [94] In 2013, however, the Crimean Tatar language was estimated to be on the brink of extinction, being taught in Crimea only in around 15 schools at that point. Gazprom is Russia's largest company and, as of 2019, was the world's largest publicly-owned natural gas firm. [71] This local electricity generation has proven insufficient for local consumption and since annexation by Russia, Crimea has been reliant on an underwater power cable to mainland Russia.[72]. [Censuses in Crimean Federal District], " " [Tables with the results of the Federal Statistical observation "Census in the Crimean Federal District"], Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Empire, Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, Learn how and when to remove this template message, International Transport Workers' Federation, International sanctions during the Ukrainian crisis, Ministry of Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories, Ukrainian Orthodox Church Kyiv Patriarchate, Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), Russia currently being suspended from all international athletic competitions, 2014 Russian military intervention in Ukraine, International recognition of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic, The Tatars of Crimea: Return to the Homeland: Studies and Documents, Jews in Byzantium: Dialectics of Minority and Majority Cultures, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, "The Sultan's Raiders: The Military Role of the Crimean Tatars in the Ottoman Empire", "The Eye of the Whirlwind: Belarus and Ukraine", "Russia puts military on high alert as Crimea protests leave one man dead", "Gunmen Seize Government Buildings in Crimea", The Crimea Crisis An International Law Perspective, "UN General Assembly adopts resolution affirming Ukraine's territorial integrity", "Three canyons trekking (Chernorechensky Canyon, Uzunja Canyon and Grand Crimean Canyon).