Now in Russian hands, famed Soviet children’s camp in Crimea reopens

GURZUF: It was once the summer destination for the brightest and best of Soviet children but it slipped into disuse and decay after the Socialist empire crumbled.

Now, however, showpiece holiday camp Artek in Crimea has reopened under Russian control after Moscow grabbed the Black Sea peninsula from Ukraine--and it is once again aiming to shape a new generation.