Heavy brigades. (Crimea)

From: The Economist (US) | Date: January 8, 1994 | Copyright information

Crimea is now part of Ukraine, but under the Ukrainian constitution it has its own parliament and president. The peninsula's first presidential election will be held on Jan 16, 1994, and outright independence or reunification with Russia will be key issues.

RUSSIANS call it "the jewel in the crown", Ukrainians "the badge on the breast of the land". If the two countries were ever to fight, it would be over Crimea. Transferred from Russia as a 30th-birthday present to the Ukrainian S...

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