Active Minds Lecture: Ukraine at a Tipping Point

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Start: Jul 28 2009 5:30 pm

Seventy years of Soviet control of Ukraine ended in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union. During that time Ukraine suffered extensive famines, deportation of its citizens, and repopulation of its country by ethnic Russians. Since independence, Ukraine has aligned more with the West, resulting in escalating tension between ethnic Russians and Ukrainians. Russian president Medvedev has warned ominously of “serious consequences” if Ukraine joins NATO, and Russia shut off gas supplies to the country in early 2009. Join Active Minds as we explore this very delicate situation.

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