A map of the latest version sold in Russia where the Crimea peninsula of Ukraine was incorporated

Russia who shook the entire world, transferred to the Crimean peninsula. Recently the riot in the east region of Ukraine such as Donetsk and Lugansk is conspicuous but since I was concerned about the treatment in Russia of the Crimean Peninsula which became the stage of the news before that, when I stay in Moscow, I will post a map of the latest version I tried to find it.

Hello,Takuya Sudo @ circle around the world bicycle @ Charridermanis. While traveling I ran with the Ukrainian cyclist from the Crimea and looked for a boat from Istanbul in Turkey to Sevastopol on the same peninsula. Because it was a place I felt familiar with, I suspected the ears in Russia's news on the Crimean peninsula.

◆ The beginning of the matter
The popular Russian route was strengthened by a popular demonstration mainly in Ukraine's capital KievFormer president YanukovychHe escaped from abroad. To the new government that was close to the European Union,Crimean PeninsulaRussian citizens occupying a large majority are repelling and uprising. After being overwhelmingly supported by the referendum, it was incorporated into Russia and has reached it. We do not admit the United States of America, the European Union, Japan etc, but Belarus and Armenia close to Russia, Bolivia, Venezuela and others that oppose the United States have approved the Russian possession of the Crimea Peninsula.

◆ Russian territory became Crimean peninsula
During my stay, I will introduce you as the largest bookstore in Moscow "Domkunigi"visit. There was only a big book store, and the kind of map was abundant. In old maps the Crimean peninsula is recognized as Ukrainian territory. However, the situation will be different if it becomes the latest map.

Here is the map of the latest version you got. If you run on a bicycle, the design was also refined with a quality map that you want to secure at hand.


Extensive Russian landscape painted on the cover.


I thought that it was a map of the whole of Russia, but only Moscow and its suburbs were listed. Siberia and the Kamchatka Peninsula are disappointed though they were curious about what kind of roads are connected.


Looking at the map ......

Moscow, the capital city where over 10 million people live, as the most populous city in Europe. Roads are extending radially towards various parts of Russia.


It is the largest city in the Arctic Circle and has the world's northernmost freezing portMurmansk. Living in the foremost place attracts the interest of Chariderman and does not stop drinking.


What kind of scenery is spreading around this green area with few roads?


It was sandwiched between Poland and LithuaniaKaliningradIs the Russian territory of the enclave. Its history was the censure of eastern German territory by the defeat of World War II and the Germans who lived in this area were expelled.


And this was the Russian territory of the Crimea. I did not realize just by watching the news, but the border line separated from the Ukrainian mainland was shocking.


The eastern region of Ukraine where fighting continues between the GDP militia and the Ukrainian army is around here. Red framedDonetsukuYou will often hear it with Lugansk in the news. Again, because many Russian residents live, they rebelled against the central government which became from the European Union, and the current unrest is still continuing.


Donetsuk will be a border zone so I can understand, but it was even wonderful that the Ukrainian territory in the east is on the map as well. In the eastern part of Ukraine, it may be due to the fact that many Russian residents live.


◆ Map of Russia
British territory which became the stage of the military conflict over the possession in 1982Falkland IslandsThere are no borders with North Korea on the map of South Korea, and the shape of the map is different depending on the country, because the Korean Peninsula is described as one's country on the map of Argentina and the reason that it is one country. The map of Japan with the northern territories and the Takeshima border conflict will be similar as well. And the map of Russia had a complex "country circumstance" in the same way.

During the 2008 Beijing Olympic GamesGeorgia and military conflictOccurredSouth Ossetia, Russia has approved it as a nation. South Ossetia, which occupies the majority of the Ossette, was the autonomous state of the Georgian-Soviet Socialist Republic during the Soviet Union period. As Georgia becomes independent, South Ossetia conflicts with the central government and strengthens its attitude from Russia. In many countries including Japan, it is regarded as the territory of Georgia, but the government does not control it.


SimilarlyAbkhaziaGeorgia's effective control has not been extended to the area called also. Again, under the South Ossetia conflict in 2008, Russia approved independence.


And, turning to the northern territory of Japan, it is naturally Russian territory. The Northern Territories issue which can not see the clue of the solution even compared with the United States which returned the Ogasawara Islands and Okinawa after the war ... ....


◆ From Moscow to the Crimean Peninsula
Another purchase because I found a map where the Crimea peninsula is treated as Russian territory. "Drive from Moscow and the Crimea Peninsula" was the theme, and a route to avoid the eastern part of Ukraine, which is the stage of the conflict, was introduced. In Japan it is a warm southern resort for Moscow citizens even in the same latitude as the northern part of Hokkaido. Yalta and Sevastopol are tourist destinations representing the Crimea.

The map is a folded form of a piece of paper. I was surprised that what was placed in the French supermarket was more than anything.


A new route through Russia on the right is introduced, not the old route through Ukraine on the left.


The border of Ukraine and Russia was also drawn here at the base of the Crimea peninsula.


◆ In the Google map
Surprisingly on the Google map, the Crimea peninsula is not Ukrainian territory. As in the Kashmir region where India and Pakistan compete for possession, a dashed border with undetermined border is drawn.


◆ Experience the conflict
Russia could travel like a normal country if you get even a visa, but during the stay the Red Square, the center of Moscow, was blocked and some kind of ceremony was held. President Putin speaks in the cold. The heavy air is transmitted from the TV.

On November 7th, the ceremony was held, it was a special day for Russia, and during the former Soviet era a magnificent military parade was held as the Russian Revolution Day. Although it was abolished by the collapse of the Soviet Union, in recent years it was reproduced in the military parade of 1941 which was carried out in the closing German siege in the Second World WarResurrectiondoing. The Soviet Union war was a battle for the Russian people who survived the existence of the state.

On November 5, the Red Square, where a large-scale stage was built, is set aside for entry in the afternoon.


I felt a different air from Japan in the stars that are also used for the red and symbolic symbol of socialism as well as the medal for soldiers.


A Haribote fighter like a child's toy.


I realized that I am in a party to the conflict in the sight seeking to bring the state together in the past prestige.

Even if Russia complains about residents' intentions in the Crimea, it can not be consistent when looking at a series of upheavals in the Chechen Republic. Thorough repression becomes a retaliation terrorist threatening the life of Russian citizens.Moscow Theater Occupied CaseYaBeslan school occupation caseIt was big news in Japan as well. Suicide bombing terrorism has also occurred in places such as subway, aircraft, and airport.

If you dare to defend, the double standard of the European Union against Serbia, where the same Slavic ethnic group occupies much, will be enough for Russia to cure his attitude. Although Serbia-based Albanian Kosovo was independent, Serbs in Bosnia and HerzegovinaRepublic of SrpskaI was not allowed to be independent. For a series of Crimean crises, President PutinSpeech independent in KosovoWith an inquiry, I am clearly showing the attitude of confrontation with Western countries.

In the territory and ethnic issues, a lot of blood always flows.

As you can see, the Crimean Peninsula was treated as a domestic territory as the latest version of Russia's map. It is a place I want to pay attention to what kind of ending, including Donetsk · Lugansk where the current unrest will continue.

(Sentence / photo: Takuya S. Narou Charriderman
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