The one map you need to understand Ukraine’s crisis

Re:The one map you need to understand Ukraine’s crisis by xiadzpl on Tuesday January 28, 2014 @04:29AM (#7136204)

The parts where the heaviest protests take place correlate with the pre-WW II Polish borders: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curzon_Line

Being from Poland I wish our politicians tried to use this situation as an opportunity to re-annex western part of Ukraine. Maybe not entire half of it, but f.eg. Lvov used to be a beautiful Polish city before the war.

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Re:The one map you need to understand Ukraine’s crisis by viraptor on Tuesday January 28, 2014 @08:26AM (#7136876)

Sigh... that's a really stupid idea. And what else would you want to revert to what time exactly? Give Wrocław away? Maybe also the tri-city? And get some of the Turkey instead? Isn't the worst part of Polish history about other countries annexing parts of it when there's noone to protect it? Yet you propose to do exactly the same thing here.

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Re:The one map you need to understand Ukraine’s crisis by bombarolo on Tuesday January 28, 2014 @05:08AM (#7136297)

... and an Austrian city long before that

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Re:The one map you need to understand Ukraine’s crisis by solyanyk on Tuesday January 28, 2014 @05:44AM (#7136367)

... and Ukrainian (technically Ruthenian) city long before that. [1]

So, xiadzpl, don't hold your breath. [2]

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lviv#History

2. http://http2.github.io/http2-spec/#GTFO

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Re:The one map you need to understand Ukraine’s crisis by mohawk on Tuesday January 28, 2014 @07:58AM (#7136770)

You cannot turn back the wheel of time.

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Re:The one map you need to understand Ukraine’s crisis by gdy on Tuesday January 28, 2014 @07:34AM (#7136684)

Just like your country annexed part of Czechoslovakia at the beginning of WW2. Some people never learn.

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