Russian intelligentsia and events in Crimea in spring 2014: collective letters and treatment

The article analyzes the main collective political statements made by various a group of Russian intellectuals in the spring 2014. in conditions of acute crisis events in the Crimea. Using comparative historical research method the author trying to explain the diversity expressed at this time of judgment and estimates, as well as to justify the conclusion about the inevitability of further differentiation of Russian intelligentsia.