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http://sevkrimrus.narod.ru/ZAKON/konstukr.htm (in Russian).

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The Supreme Rada and the Council of Ministers of Crimea captured by an armed group. http://www.rosbalt.ru/ukraina/2014/02/27/1238223.html (in Russian).

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In Simferopol, the Crimean Tatars held a rally. http://www.kianews.com.ua/news/v-simferopole-proshel-miting-krymskih-tatar (in Russian).

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The EU recognized the new government in Kiev after the US. http://www.newsru.com/world/24feb2014/euroukra.html (in Russian).

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The Protesters in front of the BP Crimea dispersed. http://15minut.org/article/mitingujuschie-pered-zdaniem-vr-kryma-razoshlis-poobeschali-zavtra-organizovat (in Russian).

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Checkpoints are set up at the entrances to Sevastopol. http://podrobnosti.ua/podrobnosti/2014/02/26/961290.html (in Russian).

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The Supreme Rada and the Council of Ministers of Crimea captured by an armed group. http://www.rosbalt.ru/ukraina/2014/02/27/1238223.html (in Russian).

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N. Letov. Clashes between Crimean Tatars and Russian began in Simferopol. http://bk55.ru/news/article/29056 (in Russian).

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The rally in Simferopol on 26 February. How it was. http://15minut.org/article/mitingi-v-simferopole-26-fevralja-kak-jeto-bylo-video-2014–02–27–02–18–21 (in Russian).

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Arseniy Yatsenyuk became a new Prime Minister of Ukraine. http://lenta.ru/news/2014/02/27/yatsenuk/ (in Russian).

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The Supreme Rada and the Council of Ministers of Crimea captured by an armed group. http://www.rosbalt.ru/ukraina/2014/02/27/1238223.html (in Russian).

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Aksenov became the new prime minister of Crimea. http://forbes.ua/news/1366220-aksenov-stal-novym-premerom-kryma (in Russian).

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Yanukovich: I am not going to appeal to Russia for military support. http://ria.ru/world/20140228/997567454.html (in Russian).

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Putin submitted to the Council of Federation an Appeal about the use of Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine. http://www.aif.ru/politics/russia/1116262 (in Russian).

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The Council of Federation unanimously approved the use of troops in Ukraine. http://www.ntv.ru/novosti/849759/#ixzz32fHuA7kT (in Russian).

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Crimean authorities: the development of the situation in Ukraine “poses a threat to peace and stability in Crimea”. http://itar-tass.com/mezhdunarodnaya-panorama/ 1017492 (in Russian).

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Sevastopol wants to join the Crimea. http://tvzvezda.ru/news/vstrane_i_mire/content/201403031445-t1i8.htm (in Russian).

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A. Chantseva. The court ordered the arrest of the Prime Minister of Crimea Aksenov. http://vm.ru/news/2014/03/06/sud-vines-postanovlenie-o-zaderzhanii-premera-krima-aksenova-238351.html (in Russian).

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The Crimean parliament decided to join Russia and appointed a referendum at 16 March. http://www.politnavigator.net/parlament-kryma-naznachil-referendum-o-vkhozhdenii-v-rossiyu-na-16-marta.html (in Russian).

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S. Krasilnikov. Sevastopol City Council decided to hold a referendum 16 March on the accession of the city into the Russian Federation. http://itar-tass.com/mezhdunarodnaya-panorama/1027055 (in Russian).

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Crimean authorities have promised to hold a nationalization. http://lenta.ru/news/2014/03/06/nationalise/ (in Russian).

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Naryshkin: the Russian Federation will support a “free and democratic choice of the population of Crimea and Sevastopol”. http://itar-tass.com/politika/1027950 (in Russian).

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V. Matytsyn. In the center of Simferopol a rally held for joining Russia. http://itar-tass.com/mezhdunarodnaya-panorama/1032682 (in Russian).

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The Crimean Speaker: a return of Crimea into Ukraine on the former terms is impossible. http://ria.ru/society/20140311/999005660.html (in Russian).

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Crimean political parties signed a memorandum of assistance at the time of the referendum. http://news.allcrimea.net/news/2014/3/13/partii-kryma-podpisali-memorandum-o-sodeistvii-na-vremya-provedeniya-referenduma-7367/ (in Russian).

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Malyshev: for reunification with Russia voted 96.77 % of Crimeans, who took part in the referendum. http://itar-tass.com/mezhdunarodnaya-panorama/1052196 (in Russian).

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Putin signed a decree recognizing the independence of Crimea. http://www.forbes.ru/news/252281-putin-podpisal-ukaz-o-priznanii-nezavisimosti-kryma (in Russian).

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Russia provided Crimea a financial aid for 15 billion Rubles. http://korrespondent.net/ukraine/politics/3320600-rossyia-predostavyla-krymu-fynpomosch-v-summe-15-myllyardov-rublei (in Russian).

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In the Kremlin, an agreement on the accession of the Crimea and Sevastopol into Russia has been signed. http://www.rosbalt.ru/main/2014/03/18/1245493.html (in Russian).

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The State Duma adopted the law on the annexation of the Crimea. http://www.rg.ru/2014/03/20/zakon-krim.html (in Russia).

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M.Sobeski. In Crimea, a sniper opened fire on the self-defense soldiers. http://komtv.org/21835-v-krymu-snajper-otkryl-strelbu-po-bojcam-samooborony/ (in Russian).

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Bloodshed in Crimea. A Ukrainian soldier is killed. http://www.ua-reporter.com/novosti/148885 (in Russian).

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Along with the two dead at the rally in Simferopol – four lives altogether.

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On 30 April 2014, the Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on awarding him posthumously the Order of Courage.

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In honor of the accession of Crimea in Moscow, in Simferopol and in Sevastopol will be fireworks. http://www.ng.ru/news/461230.html (in Russian).

The full English translation of the speech see: http://eng.kremlin.ru/news/6889or here: http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Address_by_President_of_the_Russian_Federation_on_the_reunification_of_the_Republic_of_Crimea_and_the_city_of_Sevastopol_with_Russia

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The full text of the speech of the President see: http://russian.rt.com/article/24532#ixzz34LVNOzPn (in Russian).

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The speech of Putin about the Crimea in the Kremlin is worth reading in full.

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March 17 – anniversary of the All-Union referendum // http://2012god.ru/17-marta-godovshhina-vsesoyuznogo-referenduma/comment-page-1/

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How Yeltsin reported to the USA about the destruction of USSR/ http://www.politonline.ru/ventilyator/13232.html

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Sergey, Khrushchev’s son interview to newspaper Segodnya.ua 18.06.2009 // http://www.segodnya.ua/life/interview/cerhej-khrushchev-krym-vam-neotets-podaril-a-eltsin .html

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To imagine a portrait of Nina Khrushcheva, we bring here the three quotes from one of her interviews dated March 2014. 1. “As explained by Khrushcheva, her grandfather wanted to somehow “compensate Ukrainians for the crimes committed by Stalin, as for example, holodomor” – which became the reason for handing the Crimea over to Ukraine. This version had never been announced before. Utter nonsense.