title: The crisis in Ukraine and the Ukrainian diaspora
abstract: Sociologist Vic Saskewich was correct in his observation that one of the unintended consequences of the Russian annexation of the Crimea was the reinvigoration of the Ukrainian diaspora's interest in and support of Ukraine from abroad. By contrast, the eastern diaspora was characterized largely by the emigrants who left for places within the Russian Empire from central and eastern Ukraine. One of the unintended consequences of Russia's actions in the Crimea was to reinvigorate the Ukrainian dias