Crimea within the framework of the Ukrainian crisis: history and politics

The paper generalized some historical experience of development of the Ukrainian State and revealed specified features of individual aspects of actions taken by the power in the political domain. A review of current situation is carried out for the Post-Soviet period, the main factors involving the Ukrainian crisis that eventually entailed the Crimea autonomization have been established. Political results of the system crisis in Ukraine enabled the author to summarize some lessons taken and inferences made thereof.