Growin up my fathers brother told us stories of livin in what he refused to not call Balaclava which is what ur was called before the Soviets united an than changed the name incorporated in to Sevastopol. My uncle, he has beautiful pictures of Vorntsov Palace, Genoese Fortress, Bird Home all the main attractions.
He use to go every other year an of course his pictures were 70's style mostly but I compare Crimea to what you may expect in Scotland or Ireland. Visit if you can.
Yes, very annoying. Also a pet peeve of mine.