OVERVIEW
This thematic unit contains seven texts on the topics of political unrest and Russian military
intervention in Ukraine as discussed through the 2014 conflict in Donbass. After an introductory
text, the unit is divided into two topical clusters of three texts each. You may complete the
topical clusters in whichever order you choose. The texts in this thematic unit are at ILR level 3.
Introductory Text
The Truth behind the War in Donbass (ILR level 3)
Topical Cluster I Title: Causes of the Military Conflict in Ukraine
Justification for Russian Intervention (ILR level 3)
The Organization of the Euromaidan Revolution (ILR level 3)
Significance of the Dnieper-Donets Basin (ILR level 3)
Topical Cluster II Title: The Propaganda War
Ukrainian Oligarchs and the Media (ILR level 3)
The Structure of Ukrainian Propaganda (ILR level 3)
Russia’s Response (ILR level 3)