The Odessa tragedy: bloody trail of russian spring

What happened in Odessa in late winter and early spring of 2014 was identical to the events in Donetsk and Lugansk regions: Russian marshes and rallies with Russian flags whose participants demanded protection against Kiev junta and sought to establish Odessa Peoples Republic. It brought a war to Donbass, while Odessa still lives in peace. Kremlins Russian Spring project to tear away eight southeastern regions of Ukraine from the rest of the country failed. Why did it happen