I have been thinking...................
After WWII there was a meeting at Yalta, in Ukraine, where the Americans, English, and Russians decided to 'carve up' Europe. Russia ended up with everything East of Berlin, the rest was left to it's own devices. The person that managed to get so much ground for Russia was none other than Josef Stalin.
Go forward to the 21st Century..............
We have already seen the 'fall' of Crimea to Russian control. But history tells me that Crimea has nearly always been under Russian control. WE fought then for it when the Light Brigade rode valiantly into the valley of death! There are also things going on in the East Ukraine where some of the 'natives' are agitating for Russian rule once again. Obviously they are feeling nostalgic for the olden days when Russia was in control. Some people have been saying that there are Russian Soldiers in Ukraine, stirring things up, That may be so, but the problem is that people are now beginning to be killed, and I wonder is this the start of the slippery slide into Civil War?
Another point to take into consideration is that the person that the present Russian premier admires most?
Josef Stalin - the same man that got most of Eastern Europe under Russian control. Is Putin trying to emulate his hero?
