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He glosses over the fact that native Ukrainians in those regions were displaced in the 1930s during the Holodomor and replaced with Russian settlers. That might
by aigen001 4y ago
He glosses over the fact that native Ukrainians in those regions were displaced in the 1930s during the Holodomor and replaced with Russian settlers. That might explain why Russian sentiment in those regions is high.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holodomor#Aftermath_and_immediate_reception https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holodomor#Aftermath_and_immedi...
- nicholasnorris 4y agoThe problem with that argument is that Crimea had been considered a part of Russia as far back as about the founding of the United States, and prior to that had nothing to do with a Ukrainian National project. Crimea isn't even mentioned by name once in the Wikipedia article you linked. Why would they be targeted as Ukrainians at that time? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_transfer_of_Crimea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_transfer_of_Crimea