Open AccessCrimea in Russia's historical destiny
Author(s) -
Natalia Narochnitskaya
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
perspektivy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2411-3417
DOI - 10.32726/2411-3417-2019-2-7-21
Subject(s) - geopolitics , destiny (iss module) , peninsula , threatened species , state (computer science) , political science , balkan peninsula , object (grammar) , geography , ancient history , history , law , archaeology , politics , philosophy , ecology , linguistics , physics , algorithm , astronomy , habitat , computer science , biology
The five-year anniversary of the return of Crimea to Russia encourages a dispassionate assessment of the historic significance of this act. What is Crimea – this small peninsula almost at the junction of Europe and Asia? Why should it be considered as a matter of vital interests of Russia? What is the geopolitical value of Crimea? What made it an object and place of historical clashes? To perceive what would have threatened Russia, if not for the demonstration of national and state will in 2014, it is necessary to take a panoramic look at the role of the region in geopolitical ambitions of great powers over the course of several centuries.