[DOC] [TLE] To understand Crimea, take a look back at its complicated history ... [PAR] Feb 27, 2014 ... The Crimean Peninsula has been fought over for centuries. ... into the Russian 
civil war, where it became a stronghold for the White Army. ... Then, in 1954, 
something unusual happened: Russia gave it to Ukraine. ... Ukrainian 
government, Crimea agreed to remain part of Ukraine, but with .... Strategy game
... [DOC] [TLE] Crimea - Wikipedia [PAR] The Crimean Peninsula also known simply as Crimea is a major land mass on 
the northern coast of the Black Sea that is almost completely surrounded by both 
the Black Sea and the smaller Sea of Azov to the northeast. The peninsula is 
located south of the Ukrainian region of Kherson and west .... Crimea became 
part of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic in... [DOC] [TLE] 1954 transfer of Crimea - Wikipedia [PAR] The transfer of Crimea in 1954 was an administrative action of the Supreme 
Soviet which transferred the government of the Crimean peninsula from the 
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic to ... The transfer of the Crimean 
Oblast to Ukraine has been described as a "symbolic gesture," marking the 300th 
anniversary... [DOC] [TLE] The rationale behind transferring Crimea to the Ukrainian SSR in 1954 [PAR] Jan 5, 2015 ... In 1946 the peninsula once again became a regular region (oblast) of the ... and 
in 1954 it was transferred to the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. .... the age-
old strategy of "mooring" the USSR's republics by Russia's side... [DOC] [TLE] Why Did Russia Give Away Crimea Sixty Years Ago? | Wilson Center [PAR] Mar 19, 2014 ... The Transfer of Crimea from Soviet Russia to Soviet Ukraine, 1954. Mark Kramer. 
Crimea was part of Russia from 1783, when the Tsarist Empire ... there is no 
connection between that treaty and the Crimean peninsula. [DOC] [TLE] The Tatars of Crimea: Ethnic Cleansing and Why History Matters [PAR] Mar 4, 2014 ... ... happened to put the strategic peninsula in the position to be given by 
Moscow to ... Some Jadids joined the Bolsheviks to defeat the Whites, as some ... 
and Sevastopol's Black Sea Fleet was too important to Soviet strategy to risk. ... 
gift of the Crimea to the Ukrainian SSR in 1954, was the most important... [DOC] [TLE] Separatism in Ukraine: Blame Nikita Khrushchev for Ukraine's ... [PAR] Feb 25, 2014 ... Crimea is the only region of Ukraine with a majority ethnic Russian ... of ethnic 
Russians amid Ukraine's chaosa similar strategy to the one it ... In light of this 
situation, it's worth considering how Crimea became part of Ukraine in the first 
place. Moscow transferred the peninsulawhich is connected to the... [DOC] [TLE] 5 things to know about Crimea | Al Jazeera America [PAR] Feb 28, 2014 ... It stayed under Moscow rule until 1954, when Stalin's successor, Nikita ... When 
the U.S.S.R. collapsed in 1991, Crimea became part of an independent Ukraine, 
but with ... wanted Russia to demand that their peninsula be transferred back, ... 
Crimea and other parts of Ukraine host many of these pipelines. [DOC] [TLE] The Strategic Importance of Crimea | Stratfor [PAR] Feb 18, 2014 ... As the Ukrainian political crisis continues to unfold, one key region that ... Crimea 
is a peninsula in southern Ukraine, butting into the Black Sea. ... In 1954, Crimea 
was transferred from the Russian to the Ukrainian Soviet Republic. ... Crimea and 
particularly Russia's Black Sea Fleet became a source of... [DOC] [TLE] Why Crimea matters to Russia | PolitiFact [PAR] Mar 2, 2014 ... Crimea was part of Russia "until 1954, when it was given to the ... It's strategic for 
them militarily and economically." Rogers was correct in saying that Ukraine has 
only controlled the Crimean Peninsula since 1954 -- a claim ... Crimean 
Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, became part of the Soviet Union. [DOC] [TLE] Russians prepare to formally use military in Ukraine [PAR] Mar 1, 2014 ... KIEV, Ukraine  Russian President Vladimir Putin asked parliament ... to 
intervene on the strategic peninsula where Russia's Black Sea fleet is based. ...

Question: This strategic peninsula became part of Ukraine in 1954
Answer: the Crimea