Complex sentence: Russian is also the pervasive language in government affairs carried out in the region with attempts to expand the usage of Ukrainian in education and government affairs being less successful in Crimea than in other areas of the nation.
Split into simpler sentences: Russian is also the pervasive language in government affairs carried out in the region. Attempts to expand the usage of Ukrainian in education and government affairs have been less successful in Crimea than in other areas of the nation.