FEATURES OF THE MASS POLITICAL MENTALITY OF CITIZENS UNDERTHE CONDITIONS OF SELF-DETERMINATION OF THE CRIMEA ANDSEVASTOPOL: HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL ASPECT (based on the materials of a specific sociological study)
The features of the political mentality of citizens of the Crimean peninsulain the context of the political transformation of Ukrainian society in the conditions of self-determination of Crimea and Sevastopol (2013-2014) are analyzed. The main manifestations of thepolitical mentality of citizens of the peninsula are considered, taking into account regionalpeculiarities in the context of political transitivity of Ukraine. Based on the results of specificsociological studies, some applied steps, possible risks, forecasts in the context of the process ofpolitical self-identification for self-determination are proposed with the probable possibility (for agiven period of time) of the transition of the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol to the RussianFederation.