Republican Party of Crimea
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|country=Ukraine
|name =Republican Party of Crimea
|native_name =Республіканська партія Криму
|lang1=Russian
|name_lang1=Республиканская партия Крыма
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|leader=Yuriy Meshkov
|foundation={{Start date and age|1992|October|24|p=yes}}
|dissolved=April 22, 1995[http://gazeta.zn.ua/POLITICS/rusofily_vseh_oblastey_obedinyaytes.html Russophiles of all regions! Unite]. Zerkalo Nedeli. April 21, 1995
|merged=Civil Congress of Ukraine
|ideology=Russian nationalism
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Republican Party of Crimea ({{langx|uk|Республіканська партія Криму}}, Respublikanska partiya Krymu; {{langx|ru|Республиканская партия Крыма}}, Respublikanskaya partiya Kryma) was a regional separatist political party of Ukraine, that was created in 1992 based on the Republican Movement of Crimea and fought for the incorporation of Crimea into the Russian Federation.
Historical background
The Republican Movement of Crimea (RDK) was founded in 1991 in the aftermath of the Ukrainian Declaration of Independence. Its goal was to revive the republican status of the region and its sovereignty.
It has been alleged that the movement was financed by the local company "Impeks-55" and supported by a criminal gang "Bashmaki" (after its leader Bashmakov).Gorevoi, R. [https://web.archive.org/web/20161121041609/http://ok.archipelag.ru/part1/impeks-55.htm "Impeks-55-Krym" is a cradle of RDK («Импэкс-55-Крым» — колыбель РДК)]. Ostrov Krym. 2000[https://web.archive.org/web/20161121045335/http://www.ostro.org/general/politics/articles/944/ Crimean mafia. How they were coming into politics (Крымская мафия. Как они шли в политику)]. OstroV. 16 November 2006 With the help of the Black Sea Fleet administration, in February 1992 the movement initiated gathering of signatures for a referendum for Crimea in the new Soviet Union.[https://web.archive.org/web/20161121040204/http://bintel.com.ua/uk/article/krym-94-2/ Crimea 94. Part 2 "Black Sea Fleet on the scales of political bargaining" (КРИМ 94. Частина 2 «Чорноморський флот на терезах політичного торгу»)]. Borysfen Intel. 18 February 2013
References
External links
- [http://rusk.ru/st.php?idar=50489 Russians of Crimea will always be with Russia]
- [http://www.ruscrimea.ru/cms/?go=mon&in=view&id=18 Stages of creation the Russian community of Crimea]. Russian Unity website.
- [http://www.ruscrimea.ru/news.php?point=3346 Our goal - protection of values of the Russian world]. Russian Unity website.
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Category:1992 establishments in Ukraine
Category:1995 disestablishments in Ukraine
Category:Defunct political parties in Crimea
Category:Defunct political parties in Ukraine
Category:Political parties disestablished in 1995
Category:Political parties established in 1992
Category:Regionalist parties in Ukraine
Category:Russian nationalism in Ukraine
Category:Russian nationalist parties
Category:Russian political parties in Ukraine