Krimea
- Krimea 27.000 km2-ko penintsula da.
18. mendean konkistatu zuen Errusiak. Sobiet Batasunean
Errusiako parte izan zen 1954 arte, eta harrezkero
Ukrainakoa. Orain Ukraina independentearen parte da,
noski, baina badira Errusiaren aldekoak Krimean.
Biztanlegoa (1991): 2,5 milioi. Etniak: Errusiarrak
(%65); Ukranarrak (%22); Krimeako Tatarrak (%10); eta
gainerakoak (%3): Bielorrusiar, Armeniar, Greko, Aleman
eta Karaimak. Tatarrak eta beste talde batzuk egotzi
zituzten herri honetatik 1945an, eta itzultzen hasi dira
berriki, batik bat Tatarrak. Armeniar, Bulgariar, Greko
eta Alemanak 1960-70etan hasi ziren itzultzen, baina
gutxiago izan dira: 4.000 inguru ber-kokatu dira, eta
beste 50.000 itzul daitezkeela espero da.
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Crimea
- Crimea covers an area of 27,000
square kilometers. This peninsula was conquered by
Russians in the 18th century. In the Soviet Union it was
part of Russia till 1954, when it was transfered to
Ukraine. Now it is part of independent Ukraine, but
pro-Russian movements are present in the territory. The
population of Crimea was 2,550,000 in 1991, consisting of
Russians (65%); Ukranians (22%); Crimean Tatars (10%);
and Belorussians, Armenians, Greeks, Germans, and Karaims
(3%). Tatars and other inhabitants were expelled from
there in 1945. Tatars are now returning in great numbers.
The return of Armenians, Bulgarians, Greeks and Germans
started back in the 1960s and 1970s and never reached
such mass proportions as with the Tatars. They number
around 4,000 currently; however, another 50,000 are
expected to return.
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