A video from a joint Russian Greek ceremony in Corfu during October 2012
A photographic collection from the joint Russian Greek ceremony in Corfu Town in memory of the 18 century Russian Admiral Fyodor Ushakov and the 19 century fisrt Governor of Greece Ioannis Kapodistrias.
.Фотоколлекции совместных Русский Греческий церемонии в городе Корфу в память о 18 веке русского адмирала Федора Ушакова и 19 века ПЕРВЫЙ губернатор Греции Иоаннис Каподистрия
CIS - VE Day Remembered
T/I: 11:21:45
The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) remembered on Tuesday
(9/5) the hundreds of thousands of soldiers killed in WWII. The
cities of Grozny, Tblisi, Kiev, St. Petersburg and Sevastopol each
held commemorative ceromonies to mark the fiftieth anniversary of
victory day. In Grozny, parading Russian troops were reviewed by
the current Commander of the army Gen. Mikhail Yegorov. In
Tbilisi, veterans and Georgian leaders gathered for a wreath-laying ceremony in downtown Victory Park. In Kiev, the Ukraine
capital, Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma laid a wreath at the
Victory Monument and attended a military parade. Commemorations
were also held at Sevastopol. Russian and Ukrainian Admirals, who are usually at loggerheads over appropriations of vessels and ground bases, put aside their differences on Tuesday as naval ships conducted a sail-past along the shores of Sevastopol and marines marched in the streets. And there were similar scenes thousands of miles to the north, in St.Petersburg, where a memorial service and marine parade were held to mark the occasion.
SHOWS:
GROZNY AIRPORT, CHECHNYA:
0.00 pan grozny airport to troops lined up for the parade
0.07 russian apc along road
VICTORY PARK, TBLISI, GEORGIA:
0.11 helicopter overhead, georgian flag in foreground
0.15 various troops marching
0.24 onlookers
0.27 top-shot people in park
0.31 horse-mounted soldiers
0.34 official delegates lay wreaths at victory monument
KIEV, UKRAINE
0.45 ukrainian defence minister valery shmarov at parade at
khreshatic
0.49 veterens watching parade
0.52 paratroopers marching
0.58 ukrainian president leonid kuchma and other ukrainian
delegates bowing to memorial
ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA:
1.04 guards
1.09 marine parade on the nevsky prospect
1.14 veterans in naval uniform meeting ladies
1.17 veterans in uniform in long line
SEVASTOPOL, UKRAINE:
1.21 russian black sea fleet commander admiral evgeny baltin in
open top car saluting
1.24 more admirals
1.33 crowd around monument to admiral ushakov
1.37 marines marching
1.41 vessels in harbour
1.46 marines standing to attention on vessel
1.50 vessels on water
1.54 ends
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Mr Joyce receives the Ushakov Medal
As Mr Joyce served on HMS London on the Arctic Convoys during WW2 he was invited by the Russian Embassy to receive a Ushakov Medal on the 28th August 2014. Further pictures are on the Benfleet Community Archive site
Mr Joyce' memories of the Arctic Convoys is at
HMS London served in the India Ocean after the Arctic Convoys.
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The video gives an overview of the administrative center of the island Corfu Kerkyra (Greece). Showing fortress, the central square, park, streets, shops, and other elements of the infrastructure of rest.
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Corfu or Kerkyra (; Greek: Κέρκυρα, translit. Kérkyra, [ˈcercira]; Ancient Greek: Κόρκυρα, translit. Kórkyra, [kórkyra]; Latin: Corcyra; Italian: Corfù) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the second largest of the Ionian Islands, and, including its small satellite islands, forms the northwesternmost part of Greece. The island is part of the Corfu regional unit, and is administered as a single municipality, which also includes the smaller islands of Ereikoussa, Mathraki and Othonoi. The municipality has an area of 610,9 km2, the island proper 592,8 km2. The principal city of the island and seat of the municipality (pop. 32,095) is also named Corfu. Corfu is home to the Ionian University.
The island is bound up with the history of Greece from the beginnings of Greek mythology. Its history is full of battles and conquests. Ancient Korkyra took part in the Battle of Sybota which was a catalyst for the Peloponnesian War, and, according to Thucydides, the largest naval battle between Greek city states until that time. Thucydides also reports that Korkyra was one of the three great naval powers of fifth century BC Greece, along with Athens and Corinth. Medieval castles punctuating strategic locations across the island are a legacy of struggles in the Middle Ages against invasions by pirates and the Ottomans. Two of these castles enclose its capital, which is the only city in Greece to be surrounded in such a way. As a result, Corfu's capital has been officially declared a Kastropolis (castle city) by the Greek government. From medieval times and into the 17th century, the island, having successfully repulsed the Ottomans during several sieges, was recognised as a bulwark of the European States against the Ottoman Empire and became one of the most fortified places in Europe. The fortifications of the island were used by the Venetians to defend against Ottoman intrusion into the Adriatic. Corfu eventually fell under British rule following the Napoleonic Wars. Corfu was eventually ceded by the British Empire along with the remaining islands of the United States of the Ionian Islands, and unification with modern Greece was concluded in 1864 under the Treaty of London.
In 2007, the city's old quarter was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List, following a recommendation by ICOMOS.Corfu is a very popular tourist destination. The island was the location of the 1994 European Union summit.
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00:03:25 1 Name
00:04:28 2 Geography
00:06:59 2.1 Diapontia islands
00:07:24 2.2 Lazaretto Island
00:08:39 2.3 Flora
00:09:29 2.4 Fauna
00:09:44 2.4.1 Birds
00:10:13 2.4.2 Mammals
00:11:24 2.4.3 Amphibians and reptiles
00:12:57 2.5 Climate
00:13:13 3 History
00:13:21 3.1 Early history
00:18:39 3.2 Roman and medieval history
00:23:14 3.3 Venetian rule
00:28:12 3.3.1 Venetian policies and legacy
00:31:28 3.4 19th century
00:33:23 3.4.1 British Lord High Commissioners during the protectorate
00:35:26 3.5 First World War
00:36:18 3.6 Interwar period
00:36:39 3.7 Second World War
00:36:48 3.7.1 Italian occupation and resistance
00:38:15 3.7.2 German bombing and occupation
00:40:02 3.7.3 Liberation
00:40:51 3.8 Post–World War and modern Corfu
00:42:03 4 Architecture
00:42:11 4.1 Venetian influence
00:43:55 4.2 The Achilleion
00:46:37 4.3 Kaiser's Bridge
00:47:43 5 Urban landscape
00:47:52 5.1 Old town
00:49:12 5.2 Ano and Kato Plateia and the music pavilion
00:50:22 5.3 Palaia Anaktora and its gardens
00:52:16 5.4 Churches
00:52:54 5.5 Pontikonisi
00:53:35 6 Archaeology
00:53:44 6.1 Palaiopolis
00:54:36 6.2 Kardaki Temple
00:55:45 6.3 Temple of Artemis
00:57:44 6.4 Temple of Hera
00:58:58 6.5 Tomb of Menecrates
01:00:22 6.6 Other archaeological sites
01:00:46 7 Castles
01:01:11 7.1 Palaio Frourio
01:02:17 7.2 Neo Frourio
01:03:08 7.3 Angelokastro
01:05:08 7.4 Gardiki Castle
01:06:02 7.5 Kassiopi Castle
01:07:31 8 Municipality
01:07:52 8.1 Province
01:08:15 9 Education
01:08:24 9.1 Ionian Academy
01:09:04 9.2 Ionian University
01:09:42 9.3 Student activism
01:10:33 10 Culture
01:11:15 10.1 Museums and libraries
01:14:41 10.2 Patron Saint Spyridon
01:16:44 10.3 Music
01:16:52 10.3.1 Musical history
01:18:11 10.3.2 The three Philharmonics
01:19:44 10.3.3 Ionian University music department
01:20:21 10.4 Theatres and operatic tradition
01:20:30 10.4.1 Teatro di San Giacomo
01:22:16 10.4.2 Municipal Theatre of Corfu
01:23:20 10.5 Festivities
01:23:28 10.5.1 Easter
01:26:05 10.5.2 Ta Karnavalia
01:26:48 11 Cultural depictions
01:26:57 11.1 Corfu in myth
01:27:40 11.2 Corfu in literature
01:28:55 11.3 Corfu in film
01:32:00 11.4 Corfu in popular culture
01:32:31 12 Tourism
01:34:03 13 Transport
01:36:29 14 Economy
01:38:22 15 International relations
01:38:39 16 Notable people
01:38:48 16.1 Ancient
01:39:17 16.2 Modern
01:39:25 17 Gallery
01:39:33 18 See also
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Corfu (, also US: ) or Kerkyra (Greek: Κέρκυρα, romanized: Kérkyra, pronounced [ˈcercira] (listen); Ancient Greek: Κόρκυρα, romanized: Kórkyra, pronounced [kórkyra]; Medieval Greek: Κορυφώ, romanized: Koryfó; Latin: Corcyra) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the second largest of the Ionian Islands, and, including its small satellite islands, forms the margin of the northwestern frontier of Greece. The island is part of the Corfu regional unit, and is administered as a single municipality, which also includes the smaller islands of Ereikoussa, Mathraki and Othonoi. The municipality has an area of 610,9 km2, the island proper 592,8 km2. The principal city of the island and seat of the municipality (pop. 32,095) is also named Corfu. Corfu is home to the Ionian University.
The island is bound up with the history of Greece from the beginnings of Greek mythology. Its history is full of battles and conquests. Ancient Korkyra took part in the Battle of Sybota which was a catalyst for the Peloponnesian War, and, according to Thucydides, the largest naval battle between Greek city states until that time. Thucydides also reports that Korkyra was one of the three great naval powers of fifth century BC Greece, along with Athens and Corinth. Ruins of ancient Greek temples and other archaeological sites of the ancient ...