Crimea Endures, Neither Hellhole Nor Paragon
Crimea seems to be neither a shining beacon nor a slough of despond, disappointing both Moscow and its critics. Anton Romanko / Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Constitution Day may be on Dec. 12, but Sunday was a very specific celebration, of the Day of the Russian Constitution in Crimea. The result was an inevitable flurry of local celebrations on the peninsula but also a chance to take stock as to the local situation, away from the military airfields, naval bases and training grounds which are currently hosting a steadily growing array of forces.
Considering the emotive circumstances of its annexation, in many ways assessments about what is going on say more about the observer’s expectations than anything else.
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