For the de Villierses, the solution is to turn back the clock to the Byzantine Empire, the Christian offshoot of the Roman Empire that is known for its domed churches and elaborate mosaics, which once held sway over Crimea.
[…] in practice he is turning his new conquest into a sort of Orlando meets Las Vegas, with at least two major theme parks and plans to open the peninsula to casinos.
The Crimea park, along with another planned in Moscow, will be partly financed by Konstantin Malofeev, a Russian oligarch on the European Union’s sanctions list who is known for his close …read more
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
