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In 988 [[Vladimir the Great]] was baptized in Crimea, and every city of note was built by the [[Russian Empire]]. The Russians made Crimea a border between [[Christendom]] and [[Islam]].

In 988 [[Vladimir the Great]] was baptized in Crimea, and every city of note was built by the [[Russian Empire]]. The Russians made Crimea a border between [[Christendom]] and [[Islam]].

Modern Ukrainians were taught to say, "Actually, it's [[Islamic]] Crimean Tatar land" — defending the khanate that once preyed on them. In 1944 Stalin deported most Muslim Taters who collaborated with the [[Nazi]]s from Crimea. The large naval base at Sevastopol has attracted many Russian military families who have made Crimea their home year round, beyond their term of service and into retirement.  

Modern Ukrainians were taught to say, "Actually, it's [[Islamic]] Crimean Tatar land" — defending the khanate that once preyed on them. In 1944 Stalin deported most Muslim Taters who collaborated with the [[Nazi]]s from Crimea. The large naval base at Sevastopol has attracted many Russian military families who have settled there, making Crimea their home year-round, beyond their term of service and into retirement.  

In 1954 to counterbalance the Ukrainian nationalists and the [[CIA]]-backed Nazi counterinsurgency in [[Western Ukraine]] that extended even after [[Hitler]]'s death, Soviet Premier [[Khruschev]] unilaterally without consent of the people transferred the majority [[Russian]] population of Crimea from the [[Russian Federation]] and placed them under [[Kiev]] administration and the [[Ukrainian SSR]]. The [[authoritarian]] [[Maidan regime]] wants them back, not because a majority of ethnic Ukrainians live there- which they don't, but because Crimea is a large resort area with its mild and temperate climate. Crimea has been a prize fought over, not just by Russians and Ukrainians, but others from the "frozen north" (Hitler wanted to make the Crimea the "German Riviera" in his [[Lebensraum]] program).

In 1954 to counterbalance the Ukrainian nationalists and the [[CIA]]-backed Nazi counterinsurgency in [[Western Ukraine]] that extended even after [[Hitler]]'s death, Soviet Premier [[Khruschev]] unilaterally without consent of the people transferred the majority [[Russian]] population of Crimea from the [[Russian Federation]] and placed them under [[Kiev]] administration and the [[Ukrainian SSR]]. The [[authoritarian]] [[Maidan regime]] wants them back, not because a majority of ethnic Ukrainians live there- which they don't, but because Crimea is a large resort area with its mild and temperate climate. Crimea has been a prize fought over, not just by Russians and Ukrainians, but others from the "frozen north" (Hitler wanted to make the Crimea the "German Riviera" in his [[Lebensraum]] program).