"In a scene that seemed cut from tsarist times, Russian navy officials and Orthodox priests sat at a long table, knocking back shots of vodka and proclaiming emotional toasts.
"The West shuddered 150 years ago when Russia showed its sword, and the Black Sea turned red with blood," said Igor Bebin, a pink-robed priest who rose to his feet, vodka glass held high.
"That was the supreme truth. And the truth is that now, for the first time, the sword of Russia is shining again. Be afraid of the sword."
The Russians cheered, and took a deep drink."
Ukraine-Russia tensions rise in Crimea
Megan Stack, Los Angeles Times
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-sevastopol28-2008sep28,0,2665356.story?page=1
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