All-Crimean Referendum of 20 January 1991: Sevastopol Dimension
On the basis of little-known printed sources and archival materials, the holding of a city referendum on the status of Sevastopol within the framework of the all-Crimean referendum on January 20, 1991 is considered. Attention is paid to the results of the city referendum, as well as their impact on the status of the city as the main base of the Black Sea fleet. The idea of the initial stage of formation of the Pro-Russian movement in Sevastopol and its participants is given. It is concluded that the referendums showed a high degree of civil and political activity of the regional communities of Crimea and Sevastopol on the eve of the collapse of the Soviet Union, as well as their desire to solve actual problems of communities with the help of direct democracy forms.