Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Ukraine has returned to its pre-revolutionary positin as a major agricultural exporter of key commodities. With Russia currently controlling a large portion of Ukraine's cultivated agricultural land in the south, as well as blockading ports on the Black Sea, a significant amount of grain for export is stranded in Ukraine.
Written by Ian M. Sheldon. Narration by Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle.
Video production by Svetlana Ter-Grigoryan, Laura Seeger and Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle. Audio production by the College of Arts & Sciences Academic Technology Services.
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