title: The Cracking of Crimea: two Sides to Every Annexation
abstract: In this paper, the variation of support of the Russian annexation of Crimea through a socio- economic context is explored in both the Crimean Peninsula and mainland Russia. Previous literature demonstrates that many aspects of society, such as political freedom, economic prosperity and 9 cultural protection were promised within the Crimean Peninsula, but not necessarily carried out by the Russian administration. The citizens of Crimea were supportive of the annexation at first due to guarantees 
journal: JMU Scholoraly Commons (James Madison University)