Iosif Kobzon presented Putin with an antique map depicting the Crimea

Iosif Kobzon presented President Putin with a political map dated 1804, on which Crimea is depicted as part of the Russian Empire. The singer bought a card in one of the Austrian antique shops.

Kobzon offered the president to show the 200-year-old map to anyone interested in the history and status of the Crimea.

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