FROM RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

WE LEARN THAT..

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 Crimea….
• Changed sides from time to time
• Multicultural society from various backgrounds
• Tendency to join Russia
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• Serves as Crimea’s background, the seed

 January 1918, Crimea has been influenced by Red Movement

 1 May 1918 Crimea was influenced Central Powers
(Germany).
 6 January 1919, Crimea began to become part of Allied
Powers
 26 May 1919 become part of
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 October 1919 occupied by Makhno Anarchist − which align

with Bolsheviks

 White movement came back to “reclaim” Crimea until 1920

Makhno Anarchists rised again in Crimea at 27 November
1920

 January 1921 marks the conflict & disagreement between

Makhno and Bolsheviks

 April 1926 Makhno wants to join the Ukrainian territory, yet

Crimea didn’t join Makhno and still with Bolshevik and become
part of the USSR
 POST RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

• Crimea become part of Ukraine when the leader of

Soviets: Nikita Khrushchev gave the peninsula to his
native land in 1954.

• Soviet Union broke up in 1991, Russian Federation

President Boris Yeltsin unexpectedly didn’t attempt to
regain Crimea during negotiations with Ukraine
• so Crimea became part of the newly independent Ukraine.
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• In Crimea, about 58% of 2 million identify

themselves as Russians, 24% as ethnic
Ukrainian and 12% as Tatars

• Crimea and Russia have strong ties in Economic

and Social sectors, because Crimea serves as
Russians’ tourism destination
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• Ex-president of Ukraine Victor Yanukovych didn’t signed an agreement

with EU
• Association Agreement of Ukraine and EU: where Ukraine become part of EU
Victor Yanukovych • which gives visa-free movement of people, financial support, access to
EU markets, modernisation of Ukraine's energy infrastructure, etc.

• Victor instead fled to Russia, claiming Putin “saved his life”. Victor
also showed his support to Russia, wanting to make Russia as official
language of Ukraine.

• This resulted into protests from the society of Ukraine, many Pro-
Russians emerged, and Crimea votes to join Russian in a referendum
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• Russians send their military assets to Crimea to

protect their country interest

• Ukraine take this action as an invasion