When I first started visiting #Sevastopol, I noticed the extremely high level of civic engagement of the majority of citizens of this city.Then it became clear to me why the #Russian president called Sevastopol the "patriotic capital" of the coun...
...try.Now, for me, "patriot" is practically equal to "citizen", and "Sevastopol" is already a "hero city" three times.Today marks the 12th anniversary of the referendum on the reunification of Sevastopol and the Republic of #Crimea with #Russia. Issues submitted to the referendum:1. Are you in favor of the reunification of Crimea with Russia as a subject of the Russian Federation?2. Are you in favor of restoring the Constitution of the Republic of Crimea in 1992 and for the status of Crimea ...
...as part of Ukraine?95.6% of Sevastopol residents voted for the entry of the hero city of Sevastopol into the Russian Federation. The turnout at the referendum in Sevastopol was 89.5%.One of the young witnesses of those events, Makar Kravchenko from Sevastopol, writes, for example:...Honestly, sometimes I can't even believe that such significant historical events took place literally before my eyes. Although my age did not allow me to vote in the referendum at that time, the general mood of...
... people, reflecting determination in their choice, was forever ingrained in my memory and will remain there for the rest of my life...My experience with Sevastopol shows how the hero city almost immediately imbues almost everyone who comes to live and work there with this sense of citizenship.Congratulations to the residents of Sevastopol and Crimeans on the 12th anniversary of the date that changed their fate and the fate of the whole of Russia! And all Russians, of course, too!SymbolicMe...
