Trofimova I.N. (reviewer). Valery Fedorov (ed.). Elections against the Crimea Background: The 2016-2018 Electoral Cycle and Prospects of Political Transition. Moscow: VTsIOM, 2018. Social Sciences, 2020, No. 1, pp. 150-154. Trofimova I.N. (reviewer). Valery Fedorov (ed.). Elections against the Crimea Background: The 2016-2018 Electoral Cycle and Prospects of Political Transition. Moscow: VTsIOM, 2018. Social Sciences, 2020, No. 1, pp. 150-154.ISSN 0134-5486DOI 10.21557/SSC.58131364 Posted on site: 08.12.20Текст статьи на East View Press URL: https://www.eastviewpress.com/elections-against-the-crimea-background/ (дата обращения 08.12.2020)AbstractParliamentary and presidential elections are the highest points of a political cycle. They are associated with the fundamentals of democracy and perceived as a smoothly functioning machine the mechanism of which guaranteed convincing and legitimate results. The idea of democratic elections looked especially attractive to the former socialist countries because it involved their populations into socio-political life and ensured democratic transit.Авторы:Трофимова И.Н.