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Crimea is Not Historically ‘Ours,’ Russian Historian Says in ‘Vedomosti’

October 3, 2014

Staunton, October 2 – The underlying premise of Vladimir Putin’s seizure of Crimea is false: Crimea has not been part of Russia from time immemorial. Instead, it has had a complex history, one in which Russia’s role has been remarkably brief. As a result, it is important that the future of the peninsula be decided […]