Category: Annexation of Crimea

The First Annexation of Crimea 1784

The First Annexation of Crimea 1784

Catherine the Great was determined to expand the Russian Empire’s hegemony. Russian-Turkish War A decisive moment in the fate of Crimea was the outcome of the Russian-Turkish War that lasted from 1768 to 1774. Russians had been destabilizing Crimean tartars for years and an overstretched and weakened Ottoman Empire was easily defeated by Russian forces. […]

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Annexation of Crimea 2014

Annexation of Crimea 2014

Crimea in my heart!. Putin’s annexation of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014. Throughout centuries Crimea has been the “trophy” for many states and empires. Its history is a succession of bloody wars for the purpose of possessing this piece of land.  The Crimean annexation of of 2014 reminds us of the Catherine was determined to […]

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