Annexation: The island of Crimea. Chronicles of the "hybrid war" (hardcover)

The main study of the capture of the peninsula

The book analyzes the mechanisms and technologies of the so-called. "Hybrid war" unleashed by the troops of the Russian Federation ("green men") in the Crimea. The intelligence and information-propaganda operation of the Russian special services, which allowed to prepare the annexation of Crimea since 1991, is being studied separately. The work contains a large number of documents and photographs that are evidence of the criminal nature of the occupation of the peninsula. , when Crimea and Sevastopol were officially annexed and included in the list of subjects of the Russian Federation. "Annexation: The Island of Crimea" contains exclusive evidence provided specifically for this book by Ukrainian, Russian and international politicians and the military, experts, journalists, activists who witnessed the occupation.

"Crimea is the pain of every Ukrainian patriot . For Taras Berezovets, he is even more tangible, because there is his small homeland. There, in our ancient Tmutarakan region, his umbilical cord is buried. And there in Kerch - his promised land, which will sooner or later return to Ukraine. De facto. Because de jure Crimea is Ukrainian, no matter how many tricolors its occupiers decorate. Perhaps it is symbolic that these lines are written on the Day of the Baptism of Ukraine-Russia, of course, with thoughts about Korsun-Chersonese, the ruins of which Putin is trying to use to justify the annexation. It is noteworthy that we met Taras Berezovets, one of the best political technologists and political experts, ten years ago at the headquarters of the North Atlantic Alliance. Even then, watching Putin closely, we had no doubt that Russia would inevitably attack Ukraine. As much as we could, we tried to persuade our pacifist compatriots to get a NATO umbrella as soon as possible, as our prudent neighbors did. We pay a high price for inadequate attention to the country's defense issues, which is typical for the period 1991-2013. Not only in the Crimea, but also in the Donbass. Russia has been preparing for the annexation of the peninsula since the collapse of the Soviet Union. It was then that reconnaissance, information and propaganda and other special operations began. After all, weren't there warnings such as the 1993 Hasbulat Verkhovna Rada decision or Putin's 2003 attack on Tuzla? The material and testimony that Mr. Berezovets has gathered for this book is like a criminal case against Putin and his aides. Especially since the turnout on the eve of the anniversary of the annexation took place live on one of the Kremlin channels. Whatever work Taras Berezovets undertakes, he performs it professionally, honestly and with quality. The book "Annexation: The Island of Crimea" is no exception. Exclusive testimonies provided specifically for this book by Ukrainian, Russian and international politicians, the military, experts, journalists, and activists provide a broad panorama of the Anschluss of Crimea. And there is nothing to be offended about in parallel with Hitler. They themselves called this disgrace "the reunification of Crimea with Russia." And the same is true of Anschluss. Taras can't visit his native Crimea yet. The occupiers probably put him on the "black list". And for us it is a board of honor, a high assessment of what Mr. Berezovets is doing to return Crimea to Ukraine. "Oleg Medvedev, Political Consultant, Adviser to the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko

“For me, my homeland, my Crimea, is associated with the aroma of lavender. I really discovered it in 1989, when I was driving with my cousin Eldar to Bakhchisarai, where my father bought a house and where all our relatives who were returning to their homeland after decades of deportation should gather. Then the aroma of lavender accompanied me everywhere: in the amazing discoveries of my most beautiful homeland, in meetings and acquaintances with compatriots who began to build their houses near the lavender field, and in Bakhchisarai, and in Simferopol, and in Sudak. Mixed with the sun and the wind, this fragrance became for me a part of my Motherland, my Crimea. And for more than a year now I have not smelled native lavender. I have not been in the Crimea since February 27, 2014, since the same days when the Russian occupiers annexed my homeland. I do not think that any film, picture, book can turn the worldview engaged in propaganda, but I am sure that they can become a gathering place for emotions, information, memory. I very much hope that the book of my compatriot Taras Berezovets from Crimea will become a territory where emotions, meanings and memory of people who are important to know and feel that they have the sky, the earth, their homeland with the scent of lavender will be collected. " .

Akhtem Seitablaev,

Ukrainian actor and director,

Honored Artist of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea