Crimea

Vladimir Putin is the current President of the nation of Russia. Association between Russia and the Western part of the world are intensifying. March 14th of 2014, Russia annexed Crimea as part of its own national territory. As background, Ukraine was a part of the Soviet Union. Once Ukraine became an independent nation, the region of Crimea became part of Ukraine. The Soviet Union was disbanded. As indicated in history “Crimea, which has an ethnic Russian majority, has long been a semiautonomous region within Ukraine.”1The annexation of Crimea by Russia occurred in the aftermath of a revolution in Ukraine that cut the pro-Russian president from power. Thus, a referendum was held in Crimea. The people of Crimea wanted to become part of Russia,…

The Crimean War broke out in October 1853. The results and aftermath of the war changed the shape of the European map forever. However, there are varying accounts on what really caused this war to break out in the first place. Whether it was because Russia wanted to expand and the Western Powers defended themselves or an act of hostility by the Europeans towards the Russians. The Crimean War broke out in October of the year 1853. Russia fought against France, England and the Ottoman Empire.…

Regarding Russian intervention in Crimea, both John Mearsheimer and Jeffrey Mankoff emphasize the importance of this region to Russia’s overall strategy. Despite a general agreement on Russia’s intentions, they pursue different arguments regarding the catalyst of this intervention. Both scholars discuss the role of the West in this intervention; however, Mearsheimer’s use of offensive realism constitutes most of his argument on why the West played a fundamental role in the Crimean invasion.…

Summary: What insights/highlights have you gained from this reading? 1. I left Russia overwhelmed at the necessary changes ahead of them, and yet I also left with a sense of grim hope. Even on a moral landscape stripped bare, I saw signs of life, patches of vegetation softening the barrenness, growing in the shape of what had been killed. p. 256 2. A state government can shut down stores and theaters on Sunday, but it cannot compel worship. It can arrest and punish KKK murderers but cannot…

The relationship between the Crimean Tatars and the subsequent regimes of the Tsarist empire, the Soviet Union, and the Russian Federation has been a tumultuous one to say the least. The Crimean Tatars is a heterogeneous ethnic group with genetic and historical links to the Crimean Peninsula. The iterations of rule over the land over the centuries, the Tsarist empire, the Soviet Union, and the Russian Federation, have each had their own stake in the Crimean Peninsula, and as a result, the…

intellectual elite. While additionally advancing in a positive course, the relationship between ethnic Ukrainians and the biggest minorities in Ukraine has been entangled and, now and again, clashing. In regions where the Russian minority displays a lesser level of attachment and territorial fixation, in particular, in Western Ukraine, they are presented to differing degrees of Social separation. Additionally, ethnic Ukrainians, especially from Western Ukraine, experience such segregation in…

Literary Analysis: Dulce et Decorum est & The Unknown Citizen Verbal irony is something that can be used in our everyday life. Auden’s poem’s title, “The Unknown Citizen” begins with a verbal irony. Owen mocks war in his poem, “Dulce et Decorum Est” by showing how sweet and fitting it is to die for one’s country. Both of the poems use irony to present to the reader the pity of war, how there is nothing heroic about the “unknown citizen” and how the two poets have a similar intention on…

Treisman’s Why Putin Took Crimea, he argues from the individual level of analysis. While Treisman acknowledges a small level of systemic factors may have influenced Putin, he claims Putin’s annexation is best explained by his personal choices. Bova’s Great Man Theory supports Treisman’s analysis, as well as Margaret Hermann’s personality analysis chart. Treisman’s syntax and focus on Putin’s reasoning throughout the writing also demonstrates the individualist argument. The great man theory of…

Much debate and conflict is occurring between Russia, Ukraine, and Crimea. These countries’ past conflicts have contributed to the current crisis. Crimea, as well as East Ukraine, wants to join Russia. This has led to past promises being broken and worldwide debate about what Russia should do. While countries around the world have responded to this conflict, their actions don’t appear to have a large effect on the actions of Ukraine or Russia. While Crimea has become a part of Russia, there is…

part of Russia and has some people’s support within Ukraine. The government does not agree and through further issues and disputes tensions are high and have caused conflict. With Israel Palestine, it is heavily involved with religion as well as other countries getting involved by dividing Judaism and Islam by borders. (option 1)Start 1:The causes of both of these conflicts are both different and similar. Crimea, a part of Ukraine, which consists of a lot of Russians in favour of joining…