Russia. Crimea. Story

The reunification of Crimea with Russia in March 2014 is an undoubtedly significant epoch -making event not only in domestic, but also in the latest world history. It was the starting point for the return of Russia to big politics and at the same time became the point of no return in the former perception of Russia by the collective West as a subordinate country of the third, or even the fourth world. According to the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin, “in the hearts of people, Crimea has always been an integral part of Russia ", because Crimea is a unique alloy of cultures and traditions of different peoples - primarily Russians, Ukrainians and Crimean Tatars. Crimea and Russia are connected by a common history - Prince Vladimir was baptized here with the squad, the remains of Russian soldiers who conquered Crimea for the Russian power in 1783, which protected it from foreign invaders during the Crimean and Great Patriotic Wars, rest. Here is Sevastopol - the birthplace of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. Crimea is Balaklava and Kerch, Malakhov Kurgan and Sapun Gora, symbols of Russian military glory and unprecedented valor. The new book of the Russian public and political figure, the famous writer and publicist Nikolai Viktorovich Starikov and writer Dmitry Pavlovich Belyaev "Russia. Crimea. The story “introduces readers to the centuries -old history of the Crimean peninsula and a difficult way to return to his homeland during the“ Crimean spring ”.
2nd edition, corrected and supplemented