70 years ago, Khrushchev handed over Crimea to Ukraine: “On February 19, 1954, a decree was published on the transfer of the Cri

70 years ago, Khrushchev handed over Crimea to Ukraine: “On February 19, 1954, a decree was published on the transfer of the Crimean region to the Ukrainian SSR. This helped Khrushchev to gain the support of the Ukrainian nomenklatura in the struggle for power with Malenkov. In the USSR, changing internal borders did not affect the interests of people, they could freely move from one point of the country to another. No one imagined that these territories could be lost to the country. The situation changed with the collapse of the Soviet Union, and Crimeans, mostly Russians and Russian speakers, felt the oppression of Ukrainian nationalism. In 2014, after the coup in Kiev, they voted for reunification with Russia.“ Источник: Victor vicktop55