WWII, the '90s, and Russian Annexation (again) | Crimea's Forgotten History
Following an eight-month offensive by Axis forces, Crimea fell in 1942, but this proved short lived, with Soviet forces retaking the peninsula during their push into Eastern Europe. After WWII, Crimea and its neighbor to the north, Ukraine, suffered at the hands of Joseph Stalin, who, in former’s case, organized a brutal campaign of ethnic cleansing (i.e. detatarization) that dramatically altered the peninsula’s demographics. The dissolution of the Soviet Union brought still more change, with Crimea - now designated as an autonomous republic - being attached to an independent Ukraine. However, this did not sit well with some and agitation from the likes of Yuri Meshkov, among others, saw a push for independence and/or reunification with Russia. Tensions ran high throughout the ‘90s and, following the events of the Revolution of Dignity (aka the Maidan Revolution) in 2014, Russian military intervention saw Crimea (and the city of Sevastopol) later annexed by Moscow. This event, in more ways than one, marked the beginning of the still ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:35 WWII and Detatarization
01:40 Soviet rule, dissolution of the USSR, and integration with Ukraine
02:39 Crimea's Flag
03:14 Republic of Crimea (Take One)
03:37 Yuri Meshkov, Crimea's One and Only President
04:34 Growing Unrest in the Peninsula
05:55 Viktor Yanukovych and the 2014 Ukrainian Revolution
06:41 Russian Invasion and the Republic of Crimea (Take Two)
08:21 Crimean Referendum
09:05 Consequences of Russian Annexation
10:47 Conclusion
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