title: ISLAMIC VECTOR GEOPOLITICS OF UKRAINE: FORMATION AND MODERNITY
abstract: The paper considers the historical development of Islam in the modern territories of Ukraine, peculiarities of the interaction of carriers of the Islamic faith, and representatives of other religions, shows the influence of Islam on the development of some territories of Ukraine, describes the features of the Islamic politics in Ukraine under conditions of geopolitical transformations. The article presents the features of the formation and development of modern Islamic vector of the geopolitics 
journal: Odesa National University Herald Sociology and Politics