Show Crimean Coast Is Soviet oviet Playground Former Watering Place of Imperial Russia Washington rhe The Crimean coast pla playground ground of ro royalty has become the most popular vacation land bind in Soviet Russia It Is the tire Soviet Riviera Along the southeast coast high mountains slope steeply to the shores of the Black sea Rough peaks peals of ot the protect these shores from northern winds that sweep over the thc Inland steppes Sea breezes are warm and gentle spring follows autumn and flowers bloom perpetually Many Inny of the thc Crimean palaces of ot princes and grand rand dukes have hn been turned Into sanatoriums and rest houses for Soviet workers says the National Notional Geographic society They are arc supported by social In in- and public health funds and are administered by the govern sovern me meat mente nt favorite estate of or Tsar Alexander III has become a vast convalescent home The magnificent cent white palace and Its adjacent buildings accommodate 1500 patients patients patients pa pa- at nt a time Workers from every ery part of the Union are sent for forrest forrest forrest rest cures and special care The shaded park gardens and terraces of oi the estate are on a n hillside above Yalta best known of ot Crimean re re- re- re sorts Hothouse of Moscow Yalta with Its broad promenade wide bathing beach and gay cafes was the most fashionable watering place of Imperial Russia Russin The sea baths sun baths and mud baths that attracted Petrograd nobility now are In even men greater r demand through the energetic Soviet campaign campaign cam earn for public health High mountains moun moun- surround the resort on three sides making It a favorite center for tor climbing a a Cannes and Cham Cham- onix combined Lea Leaving Ing the tire c cypress press magnolia and mimosa of ot the coast one climbs through luxuriant acres of or fruit truit trees and nd vineyards ards For centuries the Crimea has served ser Moscow v as hothouse and wine cellar Figs FIs es olives pome a nates ch cherrIes erries appi apples es and pears are shipped to northern markets market Crimean wh wine Ine e Is celled Two 1 of the tire largest wine cellars cel lars are at a few miles from Yalta one stores gallons gal gal- Ions lons and the other bottles ine Higher her mountain slopes are forested with pine and birch and fir Here 1800 feet above e Yalta Is Do loss lossy Soviet lossy-Soviet Soviet tuberculosis Between and f 00 patients are In residence resilIence summer and An excellent motor road rond connects connects con con- Yalta with neighboring resorts along the coast To To the tire e east st are where there Is a large camp for You Young 1 the tire Roy Boy Scouts of ot n Russia arid and famous Genoese citadel of the tire Thirteenth century Endless Warfare farther east easl are the cities Or of Kerch stern fortresses of Greece and Home Rome the dawn of history a succession of conquering peoples have the little peninsula no larger than Vermont We Wealth It h of ot natural resources resources re rc- re- re sources safe anfe harbors and a n strategic strategic strategic strate strate- gic position on the great trade route between en Europe and the Orient have hn doomed Crimea to endless warfare Sc hordes conquered the ancient Cimmerians Greek colonists colonists colo cole dotted the shores with their cities and made Kerch the he capital of his kingdom until Julius Caesar declared It a tl Roman Homan province Following destructive tive tl raids by by Huns and Goths Venice nn and Genoa fought for or possession possession possession posses posses- sion of the Important harbor cities anti and II finally came the to stay five Severity years after Russia won the Crimea from Turkey she was forced to defend It against the allied forces of England Eng France and Turkey in one of ot the most fu futile futile fu- fu tile wars In history the history the Crimean war to Sevastopol remembers remembers re reo re- re members other bloody lood battles of more recent years In the revolution revolution revolution tion of ot 1903 1003 Se Sevastopol harbor was the scene of or the mutiny of ot the Black mack sea fleet and In the revolution revolution tion Uon of ot 1917 1017 It witnessed bitter struggles Jl s between the reds and the whites |