BC3 Library: History: Russia: Cold War-present

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The Battle for Ukraine documentary (2014)

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Moscow-backed separatists have controlled the southeastern Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, known collectively as Donbas, for almost eight years.
Why did Russia give away Crimea 60 years ago?
After the death of Joseph Stalin in 1953, there was a shift in posture towards the other republics. In an attempt to reconcile the relationship with the Ukrainian SSR, Nikita Khrushchev, along with the other leadership of the Soviet Union, transferred the Crimean Oblast from the Russian SFSR to the Ukrainian SSR.

What the war in Ukraine means for the world order | Ian Bremmer | TED

Books

The BC3 Library has both print and electronic books for all types of history, as well as geography and government. They are all listed in the BC3 Library Catalog where you will find Dewey call numbers to locate books on the shelves (lower level of the library) and links to connect you to e-books. E-books can also be searched separately in our two e-book collections: e-Book Central by Proquest and e-Book Collection by EBSCO.

Browsing the Stacks:

Books on Russia and neighboring east European/Caucasus/central Asian nations are located in 947.

Books on international relations are located in 327.

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History: Russia: Cold War-present

The Soviet Union in its heyday

Recommended websites on post-Cold War Russia