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Зарубіжні онлайн-енциклопедії про анексований Крим

The study is devoted to the definition the present status of Crimea in general encyclopedias worldwide (investigated 13 online encyclopedias). Differences in the analyzed encyclopedias on the interpretation of the political status of Crimea are manifested despite the fact that encyclopedias are recognized compendium of clear, objective knowledge. In most encyclopedias, we see attempts to present different views on this issue: there are both the official one defined international law according to which Crimea is Ukraine, and the unofficial one related to the actual control of Crimea by the Russian Federation. However, in some encyclopedias only one interpretation dominates, which states that Crimea is Russia.