title: Contemporary Issues of the Cultural Heritage Protection in the Republic of Crimea
abstract: The Crimean Peninsula has combined within its borders more than 130 ethnic groups with their specific cultural traditions. For historical reasons, the process of formation of the Crimean culture passed through the contact of different ethnic groups, assimilation of their traditions, and, as a result, their mixing. This fact enabled the development of the unique Crimean identity and creation of the cultural heritage which stands on the crossroad of cultures. This raises the following question: is
journal: Observatory of Culture