title: USA and ethno-political myths of the Crimean Tatars as a factor of weakening of the USSR and the Russian Federation in the international scene
abstract: In historical retrospect, the United States uses various mechanisms of influence regarding the Crimean Tatars. One of the mechanisms is the construction of ethno-political myths, which can have both constructive and destructive social effects. The process of constructing destructive ethno-political myths in relation to the Crimean Peninsula is particularly revealing in this context. As Crimea, because of significance its military-strategic position, serve as a platform for testing various forms 
journal: OOO Zhurnal Voprosy Istorii