The “Crimean spring” and the reunification of Crimea with in 2014 in the Russian historiography of 2020–2025: research approaches, problems, priorities, prospects

Aim. The study of various aspects of the history of the reunification of Crimea with Russia in 2014 in the national historiography of 2020–2025.

Methodology. Systematic and comparative research approaches form the methodological basis of this work, which ensures comprehensiveness and objectivity in assessing the contribution of domestic researchers to the historiography of the topic of the reunification of Crimea with Russia in 2014.

Results. The author reviewed the main studies of Russian historians published in recent years, which present a study of the cause-and-effect relationships of the process of reunification of Crimea with Russia. The author's analysis of a number of features of domestic research, the most important and secondary issues of the topic under study, which makes it possible for a fairly objective assessment of various approaches, generalizations and conclusions. In the aspects considered by the researchers when covering the stated topic, the author highlights the features associated with the evolution of the Crimean Peninsula both during its entry into the Soviet Union and Ukraine, as well as the prospects for its socio-economic development after reunification with the Russian Federation. The author also highlights those aspects of the topic that were not touched upon by researchers during the specified historiographical stage, and explains why some of the aspects are in the focus of attention of historians and political scientists, while others remain outside the field of study.

Research implications. The analysis of the research literature, logically constructed generalizations and reasonable conclusions on various aspects of the reunification of Crimea with the Russian Federation make it possible to take into account numerous nuances in the development of the foreign and domestic policy of the Russian Federation.

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