March Library: Crisis in Ukraine 2022: Home

Introduction

This research guide provides information on the current conflict in Ukraine, including links to historical background information, trustworthy news sources, and answers to questions you might have. When consuming information on social media or in the news, remember to be a media-savvy reader and a fact checker. Ask yourself these questions from the Stanford Civic Online Reasoning project:

Who's behind the information?
What's the evidence?
What do other sources say?

Have 5-10 minutes?

These articles are primers on the conflict between Russia and Ukraine:

"The Roots of Ukraine’s War: How the Crisis Developed" (from The New York Times)
"Conflict in Ukraine" (from the Council on Foreign Relations)
"Ukraine Invasion - Explained" (from NPR)
"Catching Up on the Russia-Ukraine Crisis? Here's what You Need to Know" (from The Washington Post; 20 free articles per month. Complete access is also available through Proquest .)
“The History of Ukraine in Five Minutes” - [from 2014] Sky News

Credits

The Geographic Relationship Between Russia & Ukraine

This video from Brown University's Choice Program explains the geographic relationship between Ukraine and Russia. Ukraine was a controlled state of the Soviet Union until its independence in 1991.

Why Russia is Invading Ukraine

About Ukraine

Country Profile of Ukraine from the World Factbook

Map of Ukraine (Click to enlarge. Source: The World Factbook).

About Russia

Country Profile of Russia from the World Factbook

Map of Russia (Click to enlarge. Source: The World Factbook).