«Crimean Consensus» of the Russian Elite: Causes and Consequences
Journal: Humanities and Social Sciences Bulletin of the Financial University
Year: 2015

The article is devoted to the process of formation of the Russian intra-elite consensus about the reintegration of the Crimea and Sevastopol. In particular, the text examines the range of relations between domestic establishment and foreign partners in the context of the «Ukrainian question». The article also analyzes the causes of the «polite policy» in the 2014-2015. It is stated that the United States and the European Union for its straightforward and confrontational actions actually forced t