Skoropadskyi and Crimea. From Confrontation to Accession

Whose Crimea now and who should it belong to in the future? What should be the status of the peninsula: an independent state, a member of a union or a subject of a federation, an autonomy, or a region under a foreign protectorate? Who should have the right to govern Crimea — the ethnic majority or the indigenous peoples? How should Ukraine deal with the peninsula — give it the widest possible powers or introduce direct management from Kyiv, persuade the Crimeans with a kind word, or introduce a ruthless economic blockade? No, this issue is not on the agenda of 2014 after the russian annexation of Crimea - they appeared before Ukraine a hundred years ago.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Serhiy Hromenko is a Crimean, candidate of historical sciences and columnist for "Krym. Reality" ("Radio Liberty"). Author of six books about the peninsula. Winner of the 5th Jerzy Gedroyc International Competition (2011) and finalist of the All-Ukrainian Book of the Year rating (2019).