About the book: 2014 / March 18, 2014 became a historic day - Crimea voluntarily became part of the Russian Federation. Along with the sad events in Ukraine, which led to the split of the country, this fact has long been and still remains the most discussed topic in the media, in international diplomatic dialogue, in the communication of ordinary citizens... Few people know that the origins of the modern Ukrainian political crisis should be sought deep in history. The author of this book, famous documentarian and TV presenter Igor Prokopenko, tried to figure out what the true reasons for this turn of events were. Why did Crimea always remain Russian? Why have Ukrainians stopped seeing Russians as brotherly people? Who benefited from Euromaidan in the capital of Ukraine and who is now in power in this country? This book contains and analyzes the authoritative opinions of modern political scientists, the opinions of recognized historians and eyewitness accounts of recent events in Ukraine.