Like a Sack of Potatoes
Journal: Russian Politics and Law
Year: 2015

The author discusses the history behind the transfer of Crimea from Russia to Ukraine in 1954. He argues that although the decision to transfer Crimea to Ukraine was not made by Khrushchev, his unbridled anti-Stalinism and voluntarism were the moving forces behind the whole enterprise. There were no objective reasons for this decision.