Excellent article !
But - can we please put the "Crimea" case to rest - give it a decent Christian and very deep burial ?! The Crimea had been part of the USSR until Kruchov gave it away to the Ukraine ... beyond that its histroy has been tumultuous at best. No matter - it has been and always will be within Russia's sphere of interest.

Similar for the Cold War - time to turn off the power to this walking Zombie ...