General Potemkin of the 18th century … An important role in the Russian annexation of Crimea in 1783
[트위터 계정 캡처]
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Jinsong Oh = In view of the war to restore Ukraine’s southern Kherson province, Russian troops removed the remains of Gregory Potemkin, a “teacher” revered by Russian President Vladimir Putin, from Kherson and they moved it to another occupied territory.
According to the CNN broadcast on the 28th (local time), the Russian army recently moved the remains and statue of Empress Catherine from the 18th century, General Grigory Potemkin stored in St. took her out
Potemkin is a figure revered by President Putin and other far-right groups seeking to restore the glory of the former Russian empire.
Potemkin played an important role in the annexation of Crimea to Russia through the peace treaty with the Ottoman Empire in 1783. He was the founder of the Russian Black Sea fleet.
Potemkin’s legacy served as the basis for President Putin’s 2014 annexation of Crimea, which was then part of Ukraine.
Potemkin’s name was mentioned several times after Russia invaded Ukraine in February of this year.
In his speech on the annexation of the occupied territories in Ukraine on the 30th of last month, Putin called these regions “Novorosya”, which means “New Russia”, and mentioned Potemkin as one of the people who built several cities in eastern Ukraine. .
The exact location of Potemkin’s remains is currently unknown, and Russia has said it will return the Kherson remains to their original location once the situation has stabilized.
Ukraine, which recently launched a major counterattack, is claiming to restore Kherson and Crimea as it attacks the area around Kherson.
Report on Kakao Talk okjebo
<저작권자 (c) 연합 뉴스,
Unauthorized reproduction-redistribution prohibited>
29/10/2022 11:33 Send
