Introduction and stance:
1. Fisher, Max. ‘Everything you need to know about Ukraine Crisis.’ Vox. September 3, 2014. Accessed on November 11, 2014. http://www.vox.com/cards/ukraine-everything-you-need-to-know/what-is-the-ukraine-crisis
2. Kendall, Bridget. “Crimea Crisis: Russia President Putin’s speech annotated.” BBC. March 19, 2014. Accessed on November 11, 2014. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26652058
Background:
1. BBC News. Ukraine Crisis: Timeline. Accessed on 17th November, 2014. Retrieved from http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-26248275
2. BBC News. Ukraine in maps: How the crisis spread. Accessed on 18th November, 2014. Retrieved from http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-2730852
3. BBC News. Ukraine profile. Accessed on 18th November, 2014. Retrieved from http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-18010123
4. Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd., Everything you need to know about Crimea. Accessed on November 17, 2014. Retrieved from http://www.haaretz.com/news/world/1.57728
5. Huffington Post. Russian-Ukrainian Conflict Explained. Accessed on 17th November, 2014. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/johncurran/russian-ukrainian-conflict-explained_b_4909192.html
6. State Statistics Committee of Ukraine., 2001 Census Results. Accessed on 17th November, 2014. Retrieved from http://2001.ukrcensus.gov.ua/eng/results/
Ideological causes of the conflict:
1. Cohen, Tom. “Is Crimea gone? Annexation no longer the focus of Ukraine crisis.” CNN. April 1, 2014. Accessed on November 11, 2014. http://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/31/politics/crimea-explainer/
2. Fisher, Max. “Everything you need to know about Ukraine Crisis.” Vox. September 3, 2014. Accessed on November 11, 2014. http://www.vox.com/cards/ukraine-everything-you-need-to-know/what-is-the-ukraine-crisis
3. Fisher, Max. “9 questions about Ukraine you were too embarrassed to ask.” The Washington Post. January 30, 2014. Accessed on November 11, 2014. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/01/30/9-questions-about-ukraine-you-were-too-embarrassed-to-ask/
4. Hale, Henry E. “Russian nationalism and the logic of the Kremlin's actions on Ukraine.” The Guardian. August 29, 2014. Accessed on November 11, 2014. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/29/russian-nationalism-kremlin-actions-ukraine
5. Kendall, Bridget. “Crimea Crisis: Russia President Putin’s speech annotated.” BBC. March 19, 2014. Accessed on November 11, 2014. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26652058
6. Bandow, Doug. “Russians And Ukrainians Battle Over Crimea, But What About Tartars? The Tragic Perils of Nationalism.” Forbes. March 24, 2014. Accessed on November 11, 2014. http://www.forbes.com/sites/dougbandow/2014/03/24/russians-and-ukrainians-battle-over-crimea-but-what-about-tartars-the-tragic-perils-of-nationalism/
7. Remnick, David. “Putin goes to war.” The New Yorker. March 1. 2014. Accessed on November 11, 2013. http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/putin-goes-to-war
8. Satter, David. “Opinion: Russia’s euphoria over Crimea won’t last.” CNN. April 1, 2014. Accessed on November 11, 2014. http://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/31/opinion/russia-euphoria-crimea/index.html?hpt=bosread
Resources
1. Graeme Gill, The Russian Annexation of Crimea in March 2014. (Sydney: University of Sydney)
2. Haaretz Newspaper, Everything you need to know about Crimea. Accessed on 18th November, 2014. Retrieved from http://www.haaretz.com/news/world/1.577286
Resource not major factor:
1. “Ukraine and Russia Sanctions.” U.S. Department of State. Publication date/last modified date unknown. Accessed on November 17, 2014. http://www.state.gov/e/eb/tfs/spi/ukrainerussia/
2. Pop, Valentina. “Multi-billion losses expected from Russia sanctions.” Euobserver. July 28, 2014. Accessed on November 17, 2014. http://euobserver.com/economic/125118
Nationalism not major factor:
1. Fisher, Max. “Everything you need to know about Ukraine Crisis.” Vox. September 3, 2014. Accessed on November 11, 2014. http://www.vox.com/cards/ukraine-everything-you-need-to-know/what-is-the-ukraine-crisis
2. Satter, David. “Opinion: Russia’s euphoria over Crimea won’t last.” CNN. April 1, 2014. Accessed on November 11, 2014. http://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/31/opinion/russia-euphoria-crimea/index.html?hpt=bosread
Strategic and geopolitical factor and arguments:
Books
1. Brzezinski, Zbigniew, "The Grand Chessboard: American Primacy And Its Geostrategic Imperatives", Untied States, Basic Books, 1997.
2. Friedman, George,"The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century", USA, Anchor, 2010
3. White, Stephen and Feklyunia, Valetina "Identities and Foreign Policies in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus: The other Europe", England, Palgrave Macmillan, 2014
Websites
1. BBC, "Captured Russian troops 'in Ukraine by accident'". Accessed on 17 November, 2014. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28934213
2. BBC, " Ukraine crisis: Transcript of leaked Nuland-Pyatt call". Accessed on 17 November, 2014. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26079957
3. DS Wright, " Gorbachev Warns Of US ‘Triumphalism’ And ‘New Cold War’ At 25th Anniversary Of Fall Of Soviet Union". Accessed on 17 November, 2014.
http://news.firedoglake.com/2014/11/10/gorbachev-warns-of-us-triumphalism-and-new-cold-war-at-25th-anniversary-of-fall-of-soviet-union/
4. European Parliament, "The EU Black Sea Synergy: Results and Possible Way Forward". Accessed on 17 November, 2014.
http://www.iris-france.org/docs/kfm_docs/docs/observatoire-voisinage-europeen/bl-sea-1010-way-forward-final-published.pdf
5. George Freidman, " Ukraine and the 'Little Cold War'". Accessed on 17 November, 2014.
http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/ukraine-and-little-cold-war#axzz3JKrT0YLs
6. Iurii Mykhailov, "Ukraine Grain Exports To Rise". Accessed on 17 November, 2014. https://word.office.live.com/wv/WordView.aspx?FBsrc=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fdownload%2Ffile_preview.php%3Fid%3D894278967257541%26time%3D1416221036%26metadata&access_token=1315315496%3AAVKe3qiCPUSWzAdFa8ZGMwWzbWnScSoZBlOtaYr0CwZMhg&title=Part+3+ideology+cause-nationalism.docx
7. Judy Garber, "U.S. Perspectives on the Black Sea Region".
Accessed on 17 November, 2014.
http://2001-2009.state.gov/p/eur/rls/rm/105827.htm
8. Josh Rogin and Eli Lake, "Kerry: U.S. Taped Moscow’s Calls to Its Ukraine Spies". Accessed on 17 November, http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/04/29/kerry-u-s-taped-moscow-s-calls-to-its-ukraine-spies.html
9. Libya360, "US in Kiev to Support Nazi Puppets While Resistance to Coup Regime Gathers Momentum". Accessed on 17 November,
http://libya360.wordpress.com/2014/04/23/west-visits-newly-installed-regime-in-kiev
10. Lord Aikins Adusei, "The Strategic importance of Ukraine and why both Russia and U.S. want her as an ally". Accessed on 17 November,
http://www.modernghana.com/news/526204/50/the-strategic-importance-of-ukraine-and-why-both-r.html
11. Martin Morgan, " Russian TV lauds 'volunteers' fighting in Ukraine". Accessed on 17 November, 2014. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29078465
12. Melik Kaylan, " Why CIA Director Brennan Visited Kiev: In Ukraine The Covert War Has Begun". Accessed on 17 November, 2014. http://www.forbes.com/sites/melikkaylan/2014/04/16/why-cia-director-brennan-visited-kiev-in-ukraine-the-covert-war-has-begun/
13. Michael Weiss, "Putin Is Just Getting Started in Ukraine". Accessed on 17 November, http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/06/19/russia-is-still-meddling-in-ukraine-and-it-s-getting-worse.html
14. Paul Schwarz," History: The Power Struggle in Ukraine and America’s Strategy for Global Supremacy". Accessed on 17 November, 2014.
http://www.globalresearch.ca/history-the-power-struggle-in-ukraine-and-americas-strategy-for-global-supremacy/5382379
15. RT's news, "‘United Continent’: European volunteers fighting Kiev troops in Eastern Ukraine". Accessed on 17 November, http://rt.com/news/183864-ukraine-european-volunteers-fighting/
16. The New York Times, " Kerry’s Statement on Ukraine". Accessed on 17 November, 2014.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/11/world/europe/kerrys-statement-on-ukraine.html?_r=1&
17. Thomas Grove and Warren Strobel, " Special Report: Where Ukraine's separatists get their weapons". Accessed on 17 November, 2014.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/29/us-ukraine-crisis-arms-specialreport-idUSKBN0FY0UA20140729
18. Ulson Gunner, "Western Mercenaries in Ukraine?". Accessed on 17 November, 2014.
http://www.globalresearch.ca/western-mercenaries-in-ukraine/5374815
19. USGS tables accompanying The Mineral Industry of Ukraine 2007 (MS Excel). 2007 Mineral Yearbook. United States Geological survey.
Accessed on 17 November,
http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/country/2007/myb3-2007-up.xls
Pictures could be found at:
Fig 1: http://latuffcartoons.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/ukraine.gif?w=716
Fig 2: http://latuffcartoons.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/ukraine.gif?w=716
Fig 3: http://www.motherjones.com/files/blog_eu_ukraine_map.jpg
Fig 4: White, Stephen and Feklyunia, Valetina "Identities and Foreign Policies in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus: The other Europe", England, Palgrave Macmillan, 2014
Fig 5: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KITRkogKQmg/UOmRfKGsaFI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/7NlfZL9FVso/s1600/black+sea.gif
Fig 6: http://cbsnews1.cbsistatic.com/hub/i/r/2014/08/28/087f87a7-6c18-466e-ad3f-46a9847604cd/thumbnail/620x350/b72195caf6ea593e044599f473717c76/2014-08-28t142549z757367669gm1ea8s1q6s01rtrmadp3ukraine-crisis-nato.jpg
Fig 7: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_reactions_to_the_Euromaidan#mediaviewer/File:U.S._Secretary_of_State_John_Kerry_places_roses_atop_the_Shrine_of_the_Fallen_in_Kyiv,_Ukraine,_on_March_4,_2014..jpg
Historical factors and arguments:
Books
1. Ferguson, Niall. "The War of the World: History's age of hatred" England, Penguin Books, 2006.
2. Kataryna, Wolczuk, The Moulding of Ukraine: The Constitutional Politics of State Formation, Central European University Press, 2001
3. Paul Robert, Magocsi. A History of Ukraine.Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1996
4. Subtelny, Orest, Ukraine: A History, Canada, University of Toronto Press, 2000
Websites
1. Encyclopædia Britannica. Accessed on November 11, 2014.
http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/612921/Ukraine/30078/Soviet-Ukraine
2. Christian Caryl, "Novorossiya is back from the dead", FP.. April 17, 2014. Accessed on November 11, 2014.
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/04/17/novorossiya_is_back_from_the_dead_putin_russia_ukraine
Newspaper, speech, and other materials
1.Putin, Vladmir, Annual address to Russian Federal Assembly in 2005,
available at: http://archive.kremlin.ru/eng/speeches/2005/04/25/2031_type70029type82912_87086.shtml
2.The Guardian, "Ukraine Protests analysis two nations",
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/15/ukraine-protests-analysis-two-nations
3.The Huffinton Post, " Neo-Nazists Questions in Ukraine",
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-hughes/the-neo-nazi-question-in_b_4938747.html
4.The New York Times, "Conflict uncovers a Ukranian identity crisis",
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/19/world/europe/conflict-uncovers-a-ukrainian-identity-crisis-over-deep-russian-roots-.html?_r=0
5.Trotsky, L.D. The Independence of the Ukraine and Sectarian Muddleheads in New York 1977
Original pictures could be found at:
Fig 1:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Rzeczpospolita2nar.png
Fig 2:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/07/Ukraine-growth.png
Fig 3:http://www.charonboat.com/2007/11/charonboat_dot_com_ukraine_famine_1.jpg
Fig 4: http://plinth.co/article/ushmm/
Fig 5:
https://31.media.tumblr.com/8d33a958bb6774d57f78f088b7b05682/tumblr_nao51rSamD1r3eyedo1_500.jpg
Fig 6:http://www.polgeonow.com/2014/03/ukraine-divisions-election-language.html
Fig7: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/SS-Galizien-Banner.jpg/1920px-SS-Galizien-Banner.jpg
Fig 8: http://diaryofdaedalus.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/svoboda-party-nazi4.jpg
Fig 9: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russians_in_Ukraine#mediaviewer/File:Russians_Ukraine_2001.PNG
Fig 10: https://secure.static.tumblr.com/63db017bae83ec0d58faa285591c9e9e/lsrxi2o/vlMnbbxt6/tumblr_static_tumblr_static_5twdihdrxzswosk8owogg008k_1280.jpg
Fig11: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/files/imagecache/860x/images/donetskpeoplesrep1.jpg
Fig 12: http://ukrainetrek.com/images/kiev-ukraine-pictures-17.jpg
Reasons for negligence:
1. BBC News. Ukraine Conflict: Turning up the TV heat. Accessed on 19thNovember, 2014. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28706461
2. Anthony Zurcher. World media offer divergent views on Ukraine crisis. Accessed on 19th November 2014. http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-echochambers-26441892
1. Fisher, Max. ‘Everything you need to know about Ukraine Crisis.’ Vox. September 3, 2014. Accessed on November 11, 2014. http://www.vox.com/cards/ukraine-everything-you-need-to-know/what-is-the-ukraine-crisis
2. Kendall, Bridget. “Crimea Crisis: Russia President Putin’s speech annotated.” BBC. March 19, 2014. Accessed on November 11, 2014. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26652058
Background:
1. BBC News. Ukraine Crisis: Timeline. Accessed on 17th November, 2014. Retrieved from http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-26248275
2. BBC News. Ukraine in maps: How the crisis spread. Accessed on 18th November, 2014. Retrieved from http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-2730852
3. BBC News. Ukraine profile. Accessed on 18th November, 2014. Retrieved from http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-18010123
4. Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd., Everything you need to know about Crimea. Accessed on November 17, 2014. Retrieved from http://www.haaretz.com/news/world/1.57728
5. Huffington Post. Russian-Ukrainian Conflict Explained. Accessed on 17th November, 2014. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/johncurran/russian-ukrainian-conflict-explained_b_4909192.html
6. State Statistics Committee of Ukraine., 2001 Census Results. Accessed on 17th November, 2014. Retrieved from http://2001.ukrcensus.gov.ua/eng/results/
Ideological causes of the conflict:
1. Cohen, Tom. “Is Crimea gone? Annexation no longer the focus of Ukraine crisis.” CNN. April 1, 2014. Accessed on November 11, 2014. http://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/31/politics/crimea-explainer/
2. Fisher, Max. “Everything you need to know about Ukraine Crisis.” Vox. September 3, 2014. Accessed on November 11, 2014. http://www.vox.com/cards/ukraine-everything-you-need-to-know/what-is-the-ukraine-crisis
3. Fisher, Max. “9 questions about Ukraine you were too embarrassed to ask.” The Washington Post. January 30, 2014. Accessed on November 11, 2014. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/01/30/9-questions-about-ukraine-you-were-too-embarrassed-to-ask/
4. Hale, Henry E. “Russian nationalism and the logic of the Kremlin's actions on Ukraine.” The Guardian. August 29, 2014. Accessed on November 11, 2014. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/29/russian-nationalism-kremlin-actions-ukraine
5. Kendall, Bridget. “Crimea Crisis: Russia President Putin’s speech annotated.” BBC. March 19, 2014. Accessed on November 11, 2014. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26652058
6. Bandow, Doug. “Russians And Ukrainians Battle Over Crimea, But What About Tartars? The Tragic Perils of Nationalism.” Forbes. March 24, 2014. Accessed on November 11, 2014. http://www.forbes.com/sites/dougbandow/2014/03/24/russians-and-ukrainians-battle-over-crimea-but-what-about-tartars-the-tragic-perils-of-nationalism/
7. Remnick, David. “Putin goes to war.” The New Yorker. March 1. 2014. Accessed on November 11, 2013. http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/putin-goes-to-war
8. Satter, David. “Opinion: Russia’s euphoria over Crimea won’t last.” CNN. April 1, 2014. Accessed on November 11, 2014. http://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/31/opinion/russia-euphoria-crimea/index.html?hpt=bosread
Resources
1. Graeme Gill, The Russian Annexation of Crimea in March 2014. (Sydney: University of Sydney)
2. Haaretz Newspaper, Everything you need to know about Crimea. Accessed on 18th November, 2014. Retrieved from http://www.haaretz.com/news/world/1.577286
Resource not major factor:
1. “Ukraine and Russia Sanctions.” U.S. Department of State. Publication date/last modified date unknown. Accessed on November 17, 2014. http://www.state.gov/e/eb/tfs/spi/ukrainerussia/
2. Pop, Valentina. “Multi-billion losses expected from Russia sanctions.” Euobserver. July 28, 2014. Accessed on November 17, 2014. http://euobserver.com/economic/125118
Nationalism not major factor:
1. Fisher, Max. “Everything you need to know about Ukraine Crisis.” Vox. September 3, 2014. Accessed on November 11, 2014. http://www.vox.com/cards/ukraine-everything-you-need-to-know/what-is-the-ukraine-crisis
2. Satter, David. “Opinion: Russia’s euphoria over Crimea won’t last.” CNN. April 1, 2014. Accessed on November 11, 2014. http://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/31/opinion/russia-euphoria-crimea/index.html?hpt=bosread
Strategic and geopolitical factor and arguments:
Books
1. Brzezinski, Zbigniew, "The Grand Chessboard: American Primacy And Its Geostrategic Imperatives", Untied States, Basic Books, 1997.
2. Friedman, George,"The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century", USA, Anchor, 2010
3. White, Stephen and Feklyunia, Valetina "Identities and Foreign Policies in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus: The other Europe", England, Palgrave Macmillan, 2014
Websites
1. BBC, "Captured Russian troops 'in Ukraine by accident'". Accessed on 17 November, 2014. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28934213
2. BBC, " Ukraine crisis: Transcript of leaked Nuland-Pyatt call". Accessed on 17 November, 2014. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26079957
3. DS Wright, " Gorbachev Warns Of US ‘Triumphalism’ And ‘New Cold War’ At 25th Anniversary Of Fall Of Soviet Union". Accessed on 17 November, 2014.
http://news.firedoglake.com/2014/11/10/gorbachev-warns-of-us-triumphalism-and-new-cold-war-at-25th-anniversary-of-fall-of-soviet-union/
4. European Parliament, "The EU Black Sea Synergy: Results and Possible Way Forward". Accessed on 17 November, 2014.
http://www.iris-france.org/docs/kfm_docs/docs/observatoire-voisinage-europeen/bl-sea-1010-way-forward-final-published.pdf
5. George Freidman, " Ukraine and the 'Little Cold War'". Accessed on 17 November, 2014.
http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/ukraine-and-little-cold-war#axzz3JKrT0YLs
6. Iurii Mykhailov, "Ukraine Grain Exports To Rise". Accessed on 17 November, 2014. https://word.office.live.com/wv/WordView.aspx?FBsrc=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fdownload%2Ffile_preview.php%3Fid%3D894278967257541%26time%3D1416221036%26metadata&access_token=1315315496%3AAVKe3qiCPUSWzAdFa8ZGMwWzbWnScSoZBlOtaYr0CwZMhg&title=Part+3+ideology+cause-nationalism.docx
7. Judy Garber, "U.S. Perspectives on the Black Sea Region".
Accessed on 17 November, 2014.
http://2001-2009.state.gov/p/eur/rls/rm/105827.htm
8. Josh Rogin and Eli Lake, "Kerry: U.S. Taped Moscow’s Calls to Its Ukraine Spies". Accessed on 17 November, http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/04/29/kerry-u-s-taped-moscow-s-calls-to-its-ukraine-spies.html
9. Libya360, "US in Kiev to Support Nazi Puppets While Resistance to Coup Regime Gathers Momentum". Accessed on 17 November,
http://libya360.wordpress.com/2014/04/23/west-visits-newly-installed-regime-in-kiev
10. Lord Aikins Adusei, "The Strategic importance of Ukraine and why both Russia and U.S. want her as an ally". Accessed on 17 November,
http://www.modernghana.com/news/526204/50/the-strategic-importance-of-ukraine-and-why-both-r.html
11. Martin Morgan, " Russian TV lauds 'volunteers' fighting in Ukraine". Accessed on 17 November, 2014. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29078465
12. Melik Kaylan, " Why CIA Director Brennan Visited Kiev: In Ukraine The Covert War Has Begun". Accessed on 17 November, 2014. http://www.forbes.com/sites/melikkaylan/2014/04/16/why-cia-director-brennan-visited-kiev-in-ukraine-the-covert-war-has-begun/
13. Michael Weiss, "Putin Is Just Getting Started in Ukraine". Accessed on 17 November, http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/06/19/russia-is-still-meddling-in-ukraine-and-it-s-getting-worse.html
14. Paul Schwarz," History: The Power Struggle in Ukraine and America’s Strategy for Global Supremacy". Accessed on 17 November, 2014.
http://www.globalresearch.ca/history-the-power-struggle-in-ukraine-and-americas-strategy-for-global-supremacy/5382379
15. RT's news, "‘United Continent’: European volunteers fighting Kiev troops in Eastern Ukraine". Accessed on 17 November, http://rt.com/news/183864-ukraine-european-volunteers-fighting/
16. The New York Times, " Kerry’s Statement on Ukraine". Accessed on 17 November, 2014.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/11/world/europe/kerrys-statement-on-ukraine.html?_r=1&
17. Thomas Grove and Warren Strobel, " Special Report: Where Ukraine's separatists get their weapons". Accessed on 17 November, 2014.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/29/us-ukraine-crisis-arms-specialreport-idUSKBN0FY0UA20140729
18. Ulson Gunner, "Western Mercenaries in Ukraine?". Accessed on 17 November, 2014.
http://www.globalresearch.ca/western-mercenaries-in-ukraine/5374815
19. USGS tables accompanying The Mineral Industry of Ukraine 2007 (MS Excel). 2007 Mineral Yearbook. United States Geological survey.
Accessed on 17 November,
http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/country/2007/myb3-2007-up.xls
Pictures could be found at:
Fig 1: http://latuffcartoons.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/ukraine.gif?w=716
Fig 2: http://latuffcartoons.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/ukraine.gif?w=716
Fig 3: http://www.motherjones.com/files/blog_eu_ukraine_map.jpg
Fig 4: White, Stephen and Feklyunia, Valetina "Identities and Foreign Policies in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus: The other Europe", England, Palgrave Macmillan, 2014
Fig 5: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KITRkogKQmg/UOmRfKGsaFI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/7NlfZL9FVso/s1600/black+sea.gif
Fig 6: http://cbsnews1.cbsistatic.com/hub/i/r/2014/08/28/087f87a7-6c18-466e-ad3f-46a9847604cd/thumbnail/620x350/b72195caf6ea593e044599f473717c76/2014-08-28t142549z757367669gm1ea8s1q6s01rtrmadp3ukraine-crisis-nato.jpg
Fig 7: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_reactions_to_the_Euromaidan#mediaviewer/File:U.S._Secretary_of_State_John_Kerry_places_roses_atop_the_Shrine_of_the_Fallen_in_Kyiv,_Ukraine,_on_March_4,_2014..jpg
Historical factors and arguments:
Books
1. Ferguson, Niall. "The War of the World: History's age of hatred" England, Penguin Books, 2006.
2. Kataryna, Wolczuk, The Moulding of Ukraine: The Constitutional Politics of State Formation, Central European University Press, 2001
3. Paul Robert, Magocsi. A History of Ukraine.Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1996
4. Subtelny, Orest, Ukraine: A History, Canada, University of Toronto Press, 2000
Websites
1. Encyclopædia Britannica. Accessed on November 11, 2014.
http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/612921/Ukraine/30078/Soviet-Ukraine
2. Christian Caryl, "Novorossiya is back from the dead", FP.. April 17, 2014. Accessed on November 11, 2014.
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/04/17/novorossiya_is_back_from_the_dead_putin_russia_ukraine
Newspaper, speech, and other materials
1.Putin, Vladmir, Annual address to Russian Federal Assembly in 2005,
available at: http://archive.kremlin.ru/eng/speeches/2005/04/25/2031_type70029type82912_87086.shtml
2.The Guardian, "Ukraine Protests analysis two nations",
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/15/ukraine-protests-analysis-two-nations
3.The Huffinton Post, " Neo-Nazists Questions in Ukraine",
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-hughes/the-neo-nazi-question-in_b_4938747.html
4.The New York Times, "Conflict uncovers a Ukranian identity crisis",
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/19/world/europe/conflict-uncovers-a-ukrainian-identity-crisis-over-deep-russian-roots-.html?_r=0
5.Trotsky, L.D. The Independence of the Ukraine and Sectarian Muddleheads in New York 1977
Original pictures could be found at:
Fig 1:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Rzeczpospolita2nar.png
Fig 2:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/07/Ukraine-growth.png
Fig 3:http://www.charonboat.com/2007/11/charonboat_dot_com_ukraine_famine_1.jpg
Fig 4: http://plinth.co/article/ushmm/
Fig 5:
https://31.media.tumblr.com/8d33a958bb6774d57f78f088b7b05682/tumblr_nao51rSamD1r3eyedo1_500.jpg
Fig 6:http://www.polgeonow.com/2014/03/ukraine-divisions-election-language.html
Fig7: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/SS-Galizien-Banner.jpg/1920px-SS-Galizien-Banner.jpg
Fig 8: http://diaryofdaedalus.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/svoboda-party-nazi4.jpg
Fig 9: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russians_in_Ukraine#mediaviewer/File:Russians_Ukraine_2001.PNG
Fig 10: https://secure.static.tumblr.com/63db017bae83ec0d58faa285591c9e9e/lsrxi2o/vlMnbbxt6/tumblr_static_tumblr_static_5twdihdrxzswosk8owogg008k_1280.jpg
Fig11: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/files/imagecache/860x/images/donetskpeoplesrep1.jpg
Fig 12: http://ukrainetrek.com/images/kiev-ukraine-pictures-17.jpg
Reasons for negligence:
1. BBC News. Ukraine Conflict: Turning up the TV heat. Accessed on 19thNovember, 2014. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28706461
2. Anthony Zurcher. World media offer divergent views on Ukraine crisis. Accessed on 19th November 2014. http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-echochambers-26441892