Who Does Crimea Belong To: a debate on the peninsula's history (11.01.2022)

Date
11 January 2022
Duration
08:18
Platform
YouTube

A debate between Vitalii Dribnytsia and a pro-Russian opponent on Crimea’s belonging: how the Russian Empire conquered the peninsula in 1783, the destroyed Crimean Tatar statehood of 1917–1918 (the Crimean People’s Republic led by Noman Çelebicihan), and Soviet Russia’s armed seizure of Crimea and other independent states.

Key moments

  1. 00:54 1783: Russia conquered — not 'reconquered' — Crimea from the Crimean Khanate
  2. 02:07 The Crimean People's Republic and Noman Çelebicihan (1917–1918)
  3. 02:21 Soviet Russia seized Crimea by force; the execution of Çelebicihan
  4. 03:56 The RSFSR seized the UNR and other independent states by force of arms

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