For much of the post-Soviet era, ‘Z’ was the symbol of a music festival in Crimea that united people across borders.
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For much of the post-Soviet era, ‘Z’ was the symbol of a music festival in Crimea that united people across borders.
Khurvaleti is increasingly affected by Russian forces demarcating the ‘border’ of breakaway state South Ossetia.
Before the advent of today’s low-cost air travel, Soviet citizens hopped on budget flights run by Aeroflot.