irgendwie ist das very british:

Berwick remained a county in its own right however, and was not included in Northumberland for Parliamentary purposes until 1885.
Various proclamations promulgated before 1885 referred to "England, Scotland and the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed". One such was the declaration of war against Russia in 1853, which Queen Victoria signed as "Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, Ireland, Berwick-upon-Tweed and all British Dominions". But when the Treaty of Paris (1856) was signed to conclude the war, "Berwick-upon-Tweed" was missed out. Was it still at war with Russia or not? In 1966 a Soviet official waited upon the Mayor of Berwick, Councillor Robert Knox, and a peace treaty was formally signed. Mr Knox is reputed to have said "Please tell the Russian people that they can sleep peacefully in their beds."

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nutzloses detail #2: auch der im ruhrgebiet verbreitete sog. malakow-turm hat etwas mit dem krimkrieg zu tun. man lernt nie aus.