This weekly feature is a place to discuss new developments in fields of history and archaeology. This can be newly discovered documents and archaeological sites, recent publications, documents that have just become publicly available through digitization or the opening of archives, and new theories and interpretations.
Great new database of global commodities int the 19th century primarily that I'm only starting to toy around with - the amount of data they've got in here is impressive:
http://tradingconsequences.blogs.edina.ac.uk/2014/03/21/official-launch-of-trading-consequences/
Can someone please explain the Ukraine/Russia crisis that is currently underway? I'm aware of the implications but not the complete background. I understand that this is a complex subject, I'd like some context.