About the book: 2014 / On a small piece of land, unique landscapes, historical events, and human destinies are intertwined in a complex pattern. Everyone will find here a piece of their homeland: an alpine meadow, an Asian desert, a Central Russian field, a taiga windfall. Crimea was a bone of contention for dozens of countries and empires. Many peoples, cultures, and religions passed along the roads of the peninsula. And they all left here a piece of their traditions and customs, a piece of their culture and soul.