How the Ukraine Crisis Arose – and Why?
How the Ukraine Crisis Arose – and Why?

Summary/Abstract: Both Ukraine and Russia share the heritage of communism, which is the destruction of individual moral judgement. This may seem like a very mundane and obvious observation, even a rather irrelevant one, but this fact is the key to understanding what has happened in Ukraine and the Russian reaction to it. After the fall of the Soviet Union, the countries that once formed the Soviet Union underwent a dramatic transformation. From being state-run economies in which the means of production were in the hands of the state, they became societies characterised by a form of private ownership. Unfortunately, however, the transition was flawed. It took place without the benefit of law. The result was that the greediest, most corrupt and most cunning individuals rose to the top. The moral revolution that was needed following the fall of communism never occurred. People had been told for years that the only thing that really mattered was the judgement of the party and so many felt no inclination to make moral judgements on their own. In the resulting moral confusion both Ukraine and Russia failed to establish the rule of law.

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