A geography textbook that prompted a complaint from the Ukrainian embassy for showing Crimea as part of Russia is changed.

Source: www.bbc.com

How we describe and categorize geopolitical shifts matter, and can ocassionally ruffle some feathers.  More important than the ruffled feathers is the fact that how we present the issues helps to shape students’ perspectives.  In a somewhat related article, the Russian annexation of Crimea has magnified internal divisions in Kazakhstan.  

 

Tags: Ukraine, Russia, geopolitics, political, Kazakhstan.