Vasily Aksyonov, acclaimed deceased Russian writer, wrote (among many works) The Island of Crimea, which "could not be published in the USSR" and is "a fantasy about a state which has remained free and democratic for sixty years. It is the story of democracy and socialism clashing over the tiny country of Crimea."
Sergei Aksyonov is the newly-installed Crimean prime minister who recently said, “Understanding my responsibility for the life and safety of citizens, I appeal to the president of Russia, Vladimir V. Putin, for assistance in providing peace and tranquillity on the territory of the autonomous Republic of Crimea.”
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