ETHNIC MIGRATIONS ON THE CRIMEAN PENINSULA (1783-2014)
Crimea is a unique region where the population dynamics is largely due to stressful migration processes. Migrations that occurred between 1783 and 2014 transformed the map of the ethnic settlement of the peninsula and became a source of contemporary social problems. Migration processes were not constant and occurred under the influence of external factors, unevenly affecting the socio-economic situation in different regions of the Crimean Peninsula. In recent decades, the situation has been gradually changing. The article provides a retrospective analysis of migration processes and identifies the main migration waves since the annexation of Crimea to Russia in 1783. The causes of migration waves, their ethnic and spatial characteristics are examined. The migration factor currently has a smaller impact on the size and ethnic composition of Crimea. There is a tendency towards the dominance of intraregional migrations that are not associated with the ethnicity factor.