User blog comment:EthanConquistador/Crimean Crisis/@comment-5590986-20140319214035/@comment-6812733-20140320220256

Zephyrus, sure, some of them are. But not all of those who would be there if USSR wouldn't try to make everyone of their citizen russian.

Map, I don't think the historical part matters at all. If that's how people try to justify Russia taking Crimea, give Crimea to Turkey. They had it before Russia. And why did Putin only wanted a referendum in Crimea? By his own reasoning (securing the safety of russian people), he should've allowed a referendum in Köningsberg (to join Germany/Poland/Lithuania) and Karelia (to join Finland) since these nations and people had and inhabited those lands before USSR/Russia stole those lands.