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Igel

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2. Then there are the "May 9" laws in Crimea.
Mon May 12, 2014, 10:53 AM
May 2014

Five-year sentence for posting in favor of seccession of Crimea.

Self-determination ... One vote, carefully managed, one time. And only for those wanting to join Russia. (If you're Chechen, don't even think about it.)

And language rights are really important. So Ukrainian-language teachers in Crimea, if their schools aren't allowed to teach Ukrainian, will be requalified/recertified (with hundreds of hours of required training) to teaching Russian. No word yet on how many schools will continue to teach Ukrainian. Much less "in Ukrainian."

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Home Truths, Sir The Magistrate May 2014 #1
Then there are the "May 9" laws in Crimea. Igel May 2014 #2
Timothy Synder is an excellent analyst. Tommy_Carcetti May 2014 #3
"corridor of understanding" MBS May 2014 #4
Indeed. Tommy_Carcetti May 2014 #5
great, thanks. MBS May 2014 #6
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