title: Eastern question and the Ukrainian crisis
abstract: This paper looks into little-known former history of separatist tendencies of the population of the Crimea and eastern Ukraine, but also gives a scientific explanation of what the so-called Eastern Question has meant in the diplomatic history and the history of international relations, as it is still reflected in the present geopolitical situation of a large number of Eastern European and Balkan countries. It refers to the maxim that the history is 'a teacher of life' and leads to a conclusion t
journal: Vojno delo