title: UKRAINE AND THE ANNEXATION OF CRIMEA WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF NATIONALISM THEORIES
abstract: If we look at Ukraine and Russia in general, Ukraine is a Eurasian state and Russia has dominated Ukraine for almost four hundred years. Russian history is mostly part of the history of Ukraine. An example of this is the Russians who live predominantly in the Crimea. In the Ukrainian elections, which were held since the independence, Crimea has a pro-Russian attitude. When we look at the Crimean issue for Ukraine, the source of the legitimacy and sovereignty of states is the people. Nationalist 
journal: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)