Politics of Crimea Today
Crimea was transferred over to the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (the predecessor to Ukraine) by Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev from the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic in 1954. From 1954 until 1992, Crimea was an oblast (province) of Ukraine, until its autonomy was restored as the Republic of Crimea on February 12, 1992. Crimea's status in Ukraine was re-affirmed with Ukraine's 1996 constitution.
The current constitution (under scrutiny of the Ukrainian parliament) has been in effect since January 12, 1999.
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