Russia. Crimea. History.

12 hrs. 3 min.

History & Cultural Studies

Language Russian

Authors Nikolay Starikov, Dmitry Belyaev

Author Nikolay Starikov

Author Dmitry Belyaev

Narrator Mikhail Roslyakov

Description

Russia and Crimea. Crimea and Russia. This is one whole thing—an interweaving of history and geopolitics. These are heroic pages of two defenses of Sevastopol. This is Suvorov and Kutuzov, admirals Nakhimov, Kornilov, and Istomin. This is the wise policy of Catherine the Great—and the reckless madness of Nikita Khrushchev, bordering on treason.

Every time Russia gained Crimea, it became a superpower. Every loss of Crimea led to the loss of that status. And in 2014 our country became a superpower again—thanks to the courage and steadfastness of the people of Crimea and the political will of the President of Russia.

All this is covered in the new book by Nikolai Starikov (author of the bestsellers “Geopolitics. How It’s Done,” “Nationalization of the Ruble—The Path to the Freedom of Russia”) and Dmitry Belyaev (author of “Ruin in the Heads. Information War Against Russia”).

• How did Crimea return home in 2014?
• Who and why organized a coup in Kyiv?
• What was the history of the loss of Crimea in 1991?
• Why did Khrushchev give Crimea to Ukraine—and nearly give the Kuril Islands to Japan?
• What happened in Crimea during the Great Patriotic War?
• What horrors were committed on the peninsula during the Civil War?

Crimea and Russia. Russia and Crimea. One whole thing, one country, one history.

Now—forever.

Contents:

Preface
Chapter 1 2014—Return to the Composition of Russia
Chapter 2 Crimea became foreign. 1991—2013
Chapter 3 How Khrushchev gave Crimea—and almost gave the Kurils
Chapter 4 The Great Patriotic War in Crimea. 1941—1945
Chapter 5 The Civil War in Crimea
Chapter 6 World War I. 1914—1917
Chapter 7 Crimea in the First Russian Revolution. 1905—1907
Chapter 8 The Crimean (Eastern) War 1853—1856
Chapter 9 The Annexation of Crimea to the Russian Empire
Afterword
Appendices
Document 1
Document 2
Document 3
Document 4
From the ancient Cimmerians to the Crimean Khanate. Historical note