The Role of the “Crimean Factor” in Geopolitical Processes of the Black Sea Region

The role of the “Crimean factor” on geopolitical processes in the Black Sea region is discussed basing on the structural-functional analysis, cross-cultural analysis, and the method of binary oppositions. The study examines the factor of geopolitical pressure from the collective West, the multicultural specificity of the Crimean Peninsula as a factor of geopolitics. The author concludes the high significance of the military-strategic, geo-economic, sociocultural role of Crimea in political processes. The results of the “Crimean Spring” of 2014 largely changed the balance of power in the Northern Black Sea region and served as a new starting point in geopolitical dynamics. At the same time, Crimea may well play an important role in the formation of a new geopolitical ideology of Russia, which is necessary at the current situation.