Crisis in Crimea
Subtitle: a historical lead up to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine
By: Brian Jenkins
Publisher: [CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2014
Place of publication: United States
Language: eng
Number of pages: 72
ISBN-13: 9781505422375
Subjects: History; Foreign relations; Ukraine Conflict, 2014-; Histoire; Relations extérieures; Conflit ukrainien, 2014-; Diplomatic relations
Description: A Historical Lead Up To The Current Crisis Gripping Crimea Ukraine is a country situated between Europe and Federal Russia and is considered the #x1B;(S2#x1B;(Bbreadbasket#x1B;(S3 #x1B;(Bof Europe. It was one of the original constituents of the Soviet Union that dissolved in 1991. Since then, it has established a rather unstable democracy with a very frail economy. Within the country today, an acute political rift emerged between its pro-Russian eastern and its pro-Europe western regions. This all began when Ukraine#x19;s pro-Russia President Viktor Yanukovych declined an association agreement with the European Union. The agreement aimed at the integration of Ukrainian economy with the Western countries, which many Ukrainians saw as their chance for economic prosperity. Due to Yanukovych#x19;s rejection of the deal, mass upheavals started to enuse across Ukraine and the once internal unrest careened towards a war with its powerful neighbor, Russia. Fights broke between Ukraine patriots and Russian military troops sided by pro-Russia Ukrainian rebels. Russia#x19;s aggression quickly led to international involvement in which world leaders urged the two nations to arrive at a diplomatic solution. According to them the problem has great possibility of reaching a global scale if not addressed promptly.
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1: Klevan Rus': The predecessor of Russia and Ukraine; title: Chapter 2: Ukraine under the Russian Empire and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth; title: Chapter 3: The First World War; title: Chapter 4: Ukraine's struggle for independence; title: Chapter 5: The Soviet Socialist Republics; title: Chapter 6: Holodomor: The face of Soviet famine in Ukraine (a special coverage); title: Chapter 8: Post-Soviet Russia and Ukraine disputes; title: Chapter 9: The 2014 Ukrainian crisis; title: Chapter 10: Key information about Crimea (a special coverage).