Matvienko: the reunification of Crimea with Russia was a major milestone in history

MOSCOW, Mar 18 a milestone in the history of the Russian Federation and a turning point for the whole country, believes the Speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko. the name of the Governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhaev.08:05In Crimea, they announced the overcoming of five blockades of Ukraine anniversary of the reunification of Crimea with Russia, «more than ever before, one can appreciate the significance and importance of this event.» «In 2014, the inhabitants of Crimea chose peace and freedom. Freedom to speak their native language, freedom to preserve their culture. They chose the Russian world — this great and a broad cultural phenomenon that unites and preserves different peoples, religions, traditions, for which it is not the territories that are important, but the people,” she wrote. As a result of the “timely and correct” choice of the Crimeans, she said, the whole country helped Crimea achieve a decent standard of living, support entrepreneurs, strengthen tourism potential.