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Ukraine through history
- Kiev is cradle of
Russian civilization.
- Then occupied by
Mongols, Tatars and Lithuanians.
- Autonomous part of
Russian Annexation of Crimea Class 9 Ukraine through history - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Russian Annexation of Crimea Class 9 Ukraine through history Kiev is cradle of Russian civilization. Then occupied by Mongols, Tatars and Lithuanians. Autonomous part of Russian empire until 1764. Ukraine through history
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Ukraine through history
- Brief independence
after WWI as Ukrainian People’s Republic.
- Insurgency against
Nazi and Soviet
- ccupation during and
after WWII.
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Crimea part of RSFSR until 1954
- Transferred to
Ukrainian SSR in largely symbolic move by Soviet premier Khrushchev.
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After Soviet collapse scramble for Crimea
- Majority of population is
ethnically Russian.
- Russian Black Fleet
Headquarters in Sevastopol.
- Brief independence
declaration in 1992.
○ Ukraine grants more autonomy.
- Russia signs Budapest
Memorandum 1994.
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Ukraine before 2014:
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Ukraine before 2014: Divided
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Ukraine before 2014: Radicalizing
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Russia before 2014:
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Russia before 2014: Autocratic
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Russia before 2014: Assertive
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2014 Ukrainian Revolution
- Pro-Russian president
Yanukovych refuses to sign deal with EU.
- Protests erupt in
response.
- Repression results in
Yanukovych's ouster.
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Two different narratives emerge:
Pro-EU/US:
- Yanukovych was
dictator.
- Betrayed will of
the people Pro-Russia:
- Yanukovych was
- usted in Western
coup.
- Replaced by fascist
government. Both have elements of fact and fiction...
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New Ukrainian government...
- Revokes Russia language’s status as official
language.
- Threatens to break Russian lease
agreement for Sevastopol. Protests erupt in Crimea both in support of and against new government.
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Russian troops seize Crimea
- Five days after
Revolution, unidentified troops appear.
- Seize military and
political buildings.
- Evict Ukrainian soldiers
that don’t defect.
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Crimea holds independence referendum in March
- Crimean Tatars
boycott referendum.
- 96% vote to leave
Ukraine and join Russia.
- Annexation
formalized in January 2015.
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Subsequent events:
- Russian-backed
separatists seize parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
- US and EU implement
sanctions on Russia.
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Were the measures by international community effective?
Why or why not?
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