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TOPICS

History of Ukraine, twentieth century, liberation struggle, Pavlo Skoropadskyi, Crimea

About the book

Whose is Crimea now and who should it belong to in the future? What should be the status of the peninsula: an independent state, a member of a union or a subunit of a federation, an autonomy or a region under foreign protectorate? Who should have the right to govern Crimea - the ethnic majority or the indigenous peoples? How should Ukraine deal with the peninsula - give it the widest possible powers or introduce direct rule from Kyiv, persuade Crimeans with a kind word or impose a ruthless economic blockade?

No, these are not questions on the agenda in 2014 after Russia's annexation of Crimea - they were facing Ukraine a hundred years ago.

Who is the book for

For a wide range of readers, history buffs, anyone who wants to explore the international controversy over the status of Crimea and attempts to resolve the problem of its belonging, as well as learn about the course of Crimean-Ukrainian relations, which ranged from uncompromising economic struggle (even with shooting on the border) to negotiations over the rights of a new region within Ukraine.

Why this book

This book describes how the Ukrainian state and the international community responded to the challenges posed by Crimea at the end of the First World War.