The Myth of the “Gift”: What Was Behind the Transfer of Crimea to Ukraine 72 Years Ago
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This decision, often surrounded by myths, was actually driven by pragmatic economic and administrative reasons in the context of the post-war reconstruction of the USSR, rather than personal “gifts” or sentiments. Espresso will tell more about this. Postwar context: economy, water and logisticsThe bay of Sevastopol after its capture by German troops in the early 40s, photo: WikipediaAfter the Second World War, Crimea was in a catastrophic state.…
Messages from the Past series: In discussions on social media, it is not difficult to come across the interpretation that the Crimean peninsula is historically Russian territory, which was unfairly given to Ukraine in 1954 by the then Soviet leader and alleged ethnic Ukrainian Nikita Khrushchev, essentially out of a functionary whim. Ukraine therefore has no claim to the strategic peninsula extending far into the Black Sea with a predominantly R…
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