Came across this December 2013 Washington Post article by Max Fisher, “This one map helps explain Ukraine’s protests“, which gives a breakdown of the ethnic/political divide in Ukraine. Sometimes a map is worth more than a thousand words.
Max Fisher on Ukraine ethnic/political divide
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That map’s amazing!
Well, Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The past is prologue. But, equally, we’re talking about Russia in the mix. So however they end up, it’s going to be ugly.