Memorial Day for Russian soldiers who fell during the defense of Sevastopol and in the Crimean War

September 9 is far from an ordinary day, especially for Sevastopol residents. It is considered the Day of Remembrance of Russian soldiers who died defending Sevastopol and in the Crimean War of 1853-1855. Despite the defeat, it was a glorious and heroic page in stories Russia.

Our soldiers held the city against the onslaught of the enemy, who outnumbered the defenders of Sevastopol both in numbers and in technology. And yet the defenders defended the city for almost a year – 349 days. They became a symbol of courage and military valor for centuries both for their descendants and for the whole world.

This conflict, which could well be called a "rehearsal for the world war", simultaneously covered several theaters of military operations that were very far from each other, and the main one was the Black Sea. It so happened that Russia found itself alone face to face with three powerful world empires - the British, French and Ottoman, as well as the Kingdom of Sardinia. The most fierce battles from September 1854 unfolded for Sevastopol.

The Russian soldiers and sailors who defended the city demonstrated true miracles of courage and heroism, refusing to join its enemy, despite the desperate situation. And even when Sevastopol had to be surrendered, its defenders flooded fleet and retreated in an orderly manner and without panic.

In memory of that distant conflict, memorial rallies, prayers, exhibitions and other events are being held today in Sevastopol and throughout Crimea.

Eternal memory and glory to all who died in that war, defending their homeland! I would like to hope that we are worthy of the memory of our ancestors.

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[aszzz888]

Glory to Russian weapons, Glory to Russian Heroes! Sevastopol was, is, and will be part of Great Russia!!!

[Vladimir Vladimirovich Vorontsov]

❝ Day of Remembrance of Russian Soldiers Who Died in the Defense of Sevastopol and in the Crimean War ❞ —

— Eternal memory and glory to all who died in that war, defending their homeland! ...

[Sky strike fighter]

It is considered the Day of Remembrance of Russian soldiers who died in the defense of Sevastopol and in the Crimean War of 1853-1855. Despite the defeat, it was a glorious and heroic page in the history of Russia.

The dates need to be corrected. The Crimean War lasted from 1853 to 1856.

The Crimean War ended with the Paris Peace Treaty, signed on March 18 (30), 1856. According to its terms, the Black Sea was declared neutral, Russia returned the Kars fortress to Turkey in exchange for Sevastopol and Balaklava, lost its protectorate over Moldova and Wallachia, and navigation on the Danube was declared free. Russia lost the right to maintain the Black Sea Fleet.

[Sky strike fighter]

By the way, there are many similarities with the current conflict. Also, the Western coalition is against us. The issue of Crimea. Karabakh can serve as a kind of analogue of the Kars fortress. Moldova is currently under the West, it is possible that Transnistria and Gagauzia will be squeezed. Shipping on the Danube, supplying today's Ukraine.

[fata-morgana]

It's a pity that Ukraine didn't exist then. How much joy and pride Ukrainians would have now! Such a day of glory!

[fata-morgana]

I quote a witness of those years:
"...newspaper vendors were shouting loudly in the streets of Paris: "Grande victoire, prise de Sebastopol !.." ("Great victory! Sevastopol is taken!" (French) In the evening, the capital of France was illuminated; the next day, "Moniteur" announced that the good news was not confirmed. A week later, this news again flew around the city and was again refuted. Weeks and months passed, millions were spent, people died in the thousands, and the defenseless fortress still stood before astonished enemies. The foreign press expressed complete bewilderment: "What does all this mean? We know that the Russian guns are not firing, that the Black Sea fleet is sunk, that Sevastopol was not fortified at all... Why don't they take it?.."
By the end of 1854, after four months of heroic defense of Sevastopol, a completely new mood had taken hold of Russia. ...it was a firm faith in the future, based on the consciousness of an honestly fulfilled duty. ...All Russian eyes were fixed on one distant point. In all Russian hearts, from the Tsar to the last warrior, one cherished thought stirred..." This thought tormented every morning with the question: "Have we surrendered or are we still holding on?"
(A. N. Apukhtin. Works. Moscow, 1985. Pp. 318, 324).

[Eugene 62]

This conflict, which could well be called a “rehearsal for a world war,” simultaneously covered several theaters of military operations that were very distant from each other, and the main one was the Black Sea.

The aggressors also fought in the Baltic. They even tried to take Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Russia was ruined by logistics. The lack of roads greatly hampered supplies and the transfer of manpower. But conclusions were drawn. Just over 20 years later, Russia finished off Turkey and once again began to dominate the Black Sea.

[nepunamemuk]

They even tried to take Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Russia was ruined by logistics. The lack of roads greatly hampered supplies and the transfer of manpower. But conclusions were drawn.

but no conclusions were drawn
It hasn't even been 50 years since the regional power was defeated 😡

[Timofey Charuta]

Quote: Eugen 62

But conclusions were drawn. Just over 20 years later, Russia finished off Turkey and once again began to dominate the Black Sea.

What does this have to do with "finishing off" Turkey?
In 1871, Russia did not fail to take advantage of the defeat of France by the Prussian army and at the London Conference achieved the restoration of its rights in the Black Sea.
And the Turks were "finished off" only in the war of 1877-78 with great difficulty. For example, the Russians tried to take the earthen fortifications of Plevna "by meat storms" three times, but were repulsed with huge losses, although not Izmail or Verdun. The Turks themselves abandoned Plevna and unsuccessfully tried to break through to Sofia, surrounded by numerous convoys of refugees. This was their undoing, they had to surrender outside Plevna, although the Russians declared their brilliant victory...

[lwxx]

Quote: Eugen 62

They even tried to take Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Russia was ruined by logistics then.

They took Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, or rather entered the abandoned city in 1855, and since ours left empty barns and warehouses, they made a mess and left. And our problem was not only, or rather not so much logistics, but corruption. However, this is a big problem in our time.

[fata-morgana]

nepunamemuk, Timofey Charuta, if you do not honor the memory of Russian soldiers, defenders of Sevastopol, ---- don't flood.

[2al]

Respect to the author for the article. A rarely mentioned event that led to noticeable changes in Russia's domestic and foreign policy, its consequences quite comparable to the defeat at Narva on November 29, 1700.
Illustration for the article "The Sinking of the Black Sea Fleet Ships in the Sevastopol Roadstead on September 11, 1854. Artist Ivan Vladimirov. 1906. Exposition - Central Naval Museum. St. Petersburg."

[fata-morgana]

Quote: 2al

an event that led to significant changes in Russia's domestic and foreign policies

Of course, the Crimean War drew a line under the reign of Nicholas I, which finally ended the era of Peter.
The military defeat had unexpected consequences for the future of Russia, for which a new era had begun. Therefore, the idea that our country had experienced a national catastrophe at that time, which was spreading on the Internet, is not adequate to the result of the Paris Treaty. Our diplomats, skillfully taking advantage of the disagreements between the former allies of the anti-Russian coalition, ended the matter with minimal territorial losses: they defended Crimea and the city of Nikolaev with its shipyards, losing only
o. Zmeiny. Nikolaev, which the English and Turks demanded to be destroyed, remained intact. The demilitarization, according to the Treaty, of the Black Sea had no consequences for Russia --- the fleet, consisting of morally obsolete sailing ships, had long ago been sunk by the defenders of Sevastopol themselves.