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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 from Crimea who collaborated with the [[Nazi]]s. 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.  

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 from Crimea who collaborated with the [[Nazi]]s.<ref>[https://ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?battle_id=335 Deportation of Crimean Tatars], 18 May 1944 - 1 Jun 1944, C. Peter Chen. ww2db.com</ref> 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).