Understanding Ukraine: The Problems Today and Some Historical Context

[DeSwiss]

vlogbrothers · Published on Mar 4, 2014

In which John discusses the crisis in Ukraine, and how the influence of Russia and Europe have shaped Ukrainian politics for centuries. REMINDER: Educational videos are allowed to be more than four minutes long.

Thanks to Rosianna for image-gathering: http://www.youtube.com/rosianna

The BBC's Ukraine hub: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26270866
CIA Factbook on Ukraine: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/up.html
The wikipedia article about the Crimean War is quite good, especially in contemporary context: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimean_War

- There will be a pop quiz on this and other possible ''Putin Poisonings'' next week. And remember to show your work! {Stick drawings are acceptable}.

[KoKo]

1. Recommend! We need more Info about "The Ukraine Problem" and this is very Good Watch!

But...Peter Lavelle's panels are also fascinating in that there is diversification.

's DEFINITELY A GREAT WEEKEND WATCH!

(excuse the shouting..if you can)

[delrem]

2. 2 million views on youtube. That's impressive!

Thanks.

[KoKo]

4. Indeed...folks seeking information....wherever they can find it

and putting it together in their "Own Heads..with Their Own frames of Reference"...but We Seek far from CNN and Faux News and others. We SEEK.....

[KurtNYC]

3. K&R

[snappyturtle]

5. ...............

[Smarmie Doofus]

6. Rec. But keep your finger on the "pause" button. n/t

[pam4water]

7. Biggest mistake in video Austerity Measures will fix the economy!

Austerity almost never fixes anything. Russia has a strangle hold on the Ukraine via gas pipeline. If Putnam doesn't like the elected leader of Ukraine Russia can just up the gas prices and crush the Ukrainian economy. It has nothing to do with Yushchenko abilities as an economist.

Most rest of the info was good though.

[DeSwiss]

8. Austerity is fixing the economy.....

...for a few people.




Sure, businesses would like lots of purchases. But the only way to deal with a depressed economy would be to tax the rich, who are hoarding their money, and move it into the hands of the middle and lower classes, because they’re in a situation where they’ll spend it as fast as they get it. That would solve the problem of demand, but only at the expense of the rich and corporations.

They’ve made a choice: They’d rather tough it out—stick it to the mass of people, even at the cost of losing customers—than be the one who gets hit with the tab for boosting the masses’ purchasing power. ~Richard Wolff

[pam4water]

9. Yeah, the people the mind don't matter, and the people that matter don't mind XD