Whose is Crimea?: Contested Sovereignty and Regional Identity
Journal: Region Regional Studies of Russia Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Year: 2016

A dispute concerning rightful sovereignty over Crimea has (re)emerged as one of the most heated points of contention between Ukraine and Russia following the Euromaidan protests and Russia’s subsequent annexation of the region in March 2014. Both sides in this dispute have relied upon particular national narratives of Crimea to argue for its inherent “belonging” to either Ukraine or Russia, and these narratives have largely shaped popular understandings of Crimean identities. Frequently neglecte