My (admittedly basic) understanding of Crimea's history is that in 1944, Stalin deported indigenous Crimeans to Siberia. 45% of those people died due to hunger/environmental conditions and the rest were kept in camps until 1956. I can't imagine that this is lost on modern day citizens or that the current population is longing to be Russian in spite of this historical transgression.
My question: Does this history lesson shape the narrative of current events in Eastern Europe? Because it doesn't seem to do so in the US.
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My (admittedly basic) understanding of Crimea's history is that in 1944, Stalin deported indigenous Crimeans to Siberia. 45% of those people died due to hunger/environmental conditions and the rest were kept in camps until 1956. I can't imagine that this is lost on modern day citizens or that the current population is longing to be Russian in spite of this historical transgression.
My question: Does this history lesson shape the narrative of current events in Eastern Europe? Because it doesn't seem to do so in the US.
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