European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 9, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Daily Magazine or times photo sunbathers on a crowded Beach in the area attracts 1 million tourists a by Andrew Rosenthal associated press Black sea resort of soviet elite yearning for Yalta Kiev to Moscow soviet Union Turkey soviet citizens have the right to proclaims a huge sign on the waterfront of the Black sea but its not easy to exercise that right in one of the most sought after soviet resorts for its subtropical Turquoise sea and and romantic rooms in hotels and officially approved private Homes Are very hard to come summertime space at official spas is parcelled out to Reward Good work or party Loy and finding unofficial private accommodations re quires contacts and rooms in summer Are at such a Premium that those who come hoping for the Best Are called the rus Sian word for Yalta and other parts of crimean Peninsula the historic scene of bloody futile heroism and High Power diplomacy were the summer playground of the elite in the Days of the russian it is the playground of the elite of today soviet state unlike their Royal they dont have exclusive claim to the their secluded mansions lie just Miles from official rest Homes for soldiers and soviet and a hotel for foreign it is a Multi tiered system that makes Yalta the quintessential soviet vacation it was turned into a Peoples resort after the 1917 revolution by Dmitri brother of soviet founder and now tourists totalling 1 million a year even in Early season to stroll along the Lenin waterfront or Franklin Roosevelt the crimean Peninsula is where the British Light brigade became the Symbol of pointless gallantry with its 1854 charge at and where Florence Nightingale carried out her mercy Mission in the Brit ish siege of drawn by the Balmy the czars built a Hilltop estate outside Yalta in the last Nicholas later built the neoclassic Livadias the Palace is where president Josef Stalin june 1985 and Winston Churchill met in 1945 to work out postwar plans that became engulfed in controversy for years of members of the soviet politburo now occupy the top end of Yalta vacation ladder with elaborate estates around the Village of president Leonid Brezhnev entertained president Richard Nixon there in 1972 and foreign minister Andrei Gromyko comes every occasionally receiving High ranking at the Bottom of the ladder Are rooms in private those registered with authorities rent for the equivalent of a others go for what the Market will Bear and Range from Small rooms to backyard shacks with six Beds and a communal hotels for soviet citizens Are always full at about a i disconnect my phone during the so i wont be overrun with said a Yalta most desirable Are rest Homes for the likes of Donass Coal miners and Bolshoi they Perch atop High Cliffs with Cable cars stretching Down to the Rocky a 24day stay at one runs from about to All but space is tight and permission to get into one must come from the Boss and communist foreigners pay up to a night for the special luxuries of the hotel sprawled in a botanical Garden along a Road winding Uphill from the Center of the hotel is closed to soviets unless they have a the foreigners can mingle with soviets on the beaches and in Yalta a Graceful Cluster of White and yellow elegant Public and shish Kebab grills stand on Street Corners and outdoor cafes Dot a waterfront lined with a mix of Palms and fragrant Plum and Almond the Bakhchi Sarai Palace and other historic Sites Are open for but crimes most famous spots Balaklava and Sevastopol Are closed because they Are naval its easier to get a permit to go abroad than to Sevas said a Yalta the stars and stripes Page 13