Changing Faces of Simferopol
Simferopol is the capital of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, situated in the in southern part of the Ukraine. The city of Simferopol is situated, in general, on the small River Salhir. The city is famed in the international arena as the hub of the manufacturing, commercial, and transportation industry, and also the true center of several activities in an exclusive agricultural region with a high production. The products, that are produced in this region and have made the entire region a famous one in the global spectrum, include canned fruit, flour, machine tools, and electric equipment. The true location of the city is in the southern portion of the Crimean peninsula. The Simferopol Reservoir has its location almost near the city, providing the area with clean drinking water.
Simferopol Railway Station
Simferopol, according to many, is one of the most admirable places to spend a vacation. The main reason behind this notion is the climate of this very area, which happens to be both dry and warm, with the presence of soft winters. The average temperature in this region, especialy in the month of January is –0.5°С, and +21.2°С in July where the average rainfall happns to be 509 mm per year, and there is a total of 2,469 hours of sunlight per year. There is also the presence of a famous archaeological site known as Scythian Neapol, near to the city of Simferopol, where you can find the best instances of the remnants of an ancient capital of the Crimean Scythians. However, it should be mentioned, though the very city earned its reputation wth the Crimean War, it was the emregnce of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics or U.S.S.R., that gave the city the true prominence.
Simferopol, River Salgir
But in between these years the city went through ravages of time, like wars, and especiay in the 20th century, Simferopol once again was affected by wars in the region. For instance, after the end of the bloody Russian Civil War that torn the entire region into many halves, the headquarters of General Pyotr Wrangel, leader of the anti-Bolshevik White Army, were located there. It was only on November 13, 1920, when the Red Army captured the city and on October 18, 1921, Simferopol became the capital of the Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
The city again entered into rough times in the Word War II when the Nazi Germany made one of the dedliest oeprations recorded in the whole course of the war. It was during these times the city Simferopol was occupied by the advancing Nazi German Army between November 1, 1941 and April 13, 1944. The city also witnessed one of the largest war-time massacres in Simferopol, killing in total over 22,000 locals, of which the majority were Russians, Jews, Krymchaks, and Gypsies. If you are have a habit to sudy the Internet, you will come across numerous exmples, where it is stated, that on one occasion, on December 13, 1941, the Einsatzgruppen D under the command of Otto Ohlendorfwas responsible for the ghastly murder of at least 14,300 Simferopol residents. The city was liberated when the Soviets emerged victorious and freed Simferopol in April of 1944. However, on May 18, of the same year the Crimean Tatar population of the city with the whole Crimean Tatar nation was forcibly deported to Central Asia.
Simferopol, Central Market
During the rule of the U.S.S.R., it will not be wrong to ascertain that in spite of several probelems the city of Simferopol made some considerable progress. It is the saga of development from that period till date that has blessed the city with a railway terminus, serving millions of summer tourists each year, and also the Simferopol Airport. Apart from thi, the longest trolley bus line of the world connects Simferopol to Yalta on Crimea’s Black Sea coast. Due to the political compulsions and chaniging world order after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Simferopol became the capital of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea within newly independent Ukraine. The city of Simferopol at present has a population of 363,600 comprised of mostly ethnic Russians, along with the significant presence of Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar minorities.