Among the participants was Sevastopol city councilman Yevgeniy Dubovik, a member of the pro-Russian and far left Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine.

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On Sunday,Russian nationalists Orange Revolution. in the Crimean port city of Sevastopol, home to Russia's Black Sea Fleet, threw Ukrainian history textbooks into boxes at the foot of a local monument to Russian empress Catherine the Great.

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Mr Luzhkov has taken a tough line with Ukraine over the city of Sevastopol, home of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, claiming it as Russian property.

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In the west of Sevastopol, the Greek ruins of the city of Chersoneses date back to 5 BC.

BBC: Crimea, the Ukraine��s odd beach paradise

For the best accommodations and dining options, the safe bets are Yalta, Novyi Svit, and Sevastopol, all within an hour and a half drive from Simferopil, the capital of the Crimea and the only city on the peninsula with an airport.

BBC: Crimea, the Ukraine��s odd beach paradise