One year on from Crimea’s reunification with Russia

The first anniversary of Crimea’s reunification with Russia is marked on March 16

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The first anniversary of Crimea’s reunification with Russia is marked on March 16. Photo: A view of the Swallow's Nest Castle, built on top of Aurora Cliff at the Ai–Todor Cape, Crimea

Work to integrate the Crimean Peninsula into Russia’s economic, financial, credit, legal, state power, military conscription and infrastructure systems is actively underway now in Crimea. Photo: Kerch ferry in the port Crimea

Ruble became the monetary unit of the peninsula after the signing of the federal law on Crimea's reunification with Russia. Photo: Woman with a child Balaklava Inlet, Sevastopol

Crimean pensioners started to get their pensions, recalculated in accordance with Russian law. Photo: A woman has got her pension in rubles at a post office in Simferopol

As Ukraine stopped motor and railway service with Crimea, Russia plans to improve transport links with the region. Photo: St. Clement monastery and fortress Calamita in Crimea

Construction of a new highway from Kerch in Simferopol and Sevastopol is planned this year. Photo: New car license plates with code 82, assigned to the Republic of Crimea

Photo: The cable car Miskhor - Ai-Petri in Crimea

Crimea and Sevastopol were included in all Russian programs providing war veterans with housing, and other programs in the housing sector. Photo: Residential area in Balaklava Bay, Crimea

In May 2014 the reform of the education system was held in Crimea. The republic went to the Russian standards of education

Russia plans to create 11 tourism and recreational complexes in Crimea. Photo: People enjoy sunny weather on a beach in the city of Yalta, Crimea

The Russian government will allocate 21 billion roubles for development of the Crimean Artek children’s resort

Russia plans to revive and develop cinema festivals in Crimea. Photo: Fake town built for the film on the territory of Yalta Film Studio

About 9 thousand. cultural heritage sites, including more than 5 thousand. archeological sites were on the territory of peninsula at the time of its reunification with Russia. Photo: Rock monastery in Bakhchisaray area

Russia's special federal program allocates 49 billion roubles for the development of Crimean energy infrastructures. Photo: A worker at the Simferopol thermal power station

More than 86 billion rubles will be allocated on the development of the Russian fleet. Photo: Russian Black Sea Fleet during a rehearsal of naval parade for the Day of the Russian Navy in Sevastopol.

The referendum on future statehood for Crimea and the city of Sevastopol was held on March 16, 2014. The vast majority, nearly 97% voted for joining Russia. The Russian authorities set an objective of raising the economic levels of Crimea and Sevastopol. Various spheres of Crimean development after the reunification with Russia - in photo gallery by TASS.

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