MOSCOW - Crimea, the Ukrainian province annexed by Russia last year and beset by economic sanctions, is hoping to attract big-name foreign celebrities to its shores.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (2nd R) and Italy's former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (R) visit archaeological excavations in Chersonesus outside Sevastopol, Crimea on Sept. 12.