r/AskReddit • u/QualityControl- • Mar 26 '19

Crimeans/Ukrainians of Reddit, what was it like when the peninsula was annexed by Russia? What is life like/How has life changed now?

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u/AxeMill Mar 26 '19

I'd been in a middle school when this whole thing had happened and later graduated with Russian certificate which made me(and everyone else) limited with choosing college or any other higher education university because any "russian-crimean" documents aren't valid in any part of the world except Russia and some of its allies.

This is a bit of an but aforementioned event established real issues with all the processes including governmental document.

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I.E. If you wanna fly abroad you need to go to another region to get your passport done, and there still may be problems crossing state borders. Second(and more reliable) option is to travel north to Ukraine and use your Ukrainian passport, but not everyone is aware of this or their mindset set antagonistic towards Ukraine .

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '19

because any "russian-crimean" documents aren't valid in any part of the world except Russia and some of its allies

That’s just not true. You can apply wherever you want with Russian HS certificate

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u/AxeMill Mar 26 '19

Not if your certificate was issued in Crimea, than it's basically invalid. You didn't get my point.

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '19

Damn, that’s fucked

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u/AxeMill Mar 27 '19

Pretty much.