Fascinating observations on Crimea from Bard College Professor Gennady Shkliarevsky: 1. Malenkov, not Khrushchev, transferred Crimea to Ukraine. 2. Voroshilov signed the decree on the transfer dated February 19, 1954. 3. Russia received in exchange Taganrog and some other fertile black soil areas that were equal to the territory of Crimea (Minutes of the meeting of the Central Committee of the CPSU No. 49, January 25, 1954). 4. As a result of the transfer, Ukraine faced the following problems: -- It had received dry salty steppe areas in Crimea -- The territory had no agriculture or industry -- There were no sources of energy or water -- Vast unpopulated areas with no infrastructure 5. The Soviet government set the task for Ukraine to develop industry and agriculture in Crimea in a very short period of time, and to organize the area as a resort zone for the citizens of the USSR. 6. The funding for all this development was to come from the budget of Ukraine.
Posted on: Thu, 03 Apr 2014 14:08:06 +0000
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