http://www.forbes.ru/sobytiya-photogallery/vlast/252068-kto-pravit-krymom-11-samykh-vliyatelnykh-politikov-avtonomii/photo/1Who are ruling by the Crimea?
Vladimir Konstantinov, speaker of the Supreme Council;
Position and actions of the speaker of the Crimean parliament for many in the autonomy and beyond have become a real revelation: in the previous four years Konstantinov didn't disclose his real political ambitions, staying in the shade of the Council of Ministers of Crimea.
As it turned out, Konstantinov was just waited for an opportunity to rectify the injustice ( formally autonomous republic is a parliamentary, so now parliament again plays the "first violin " in local politics). The crisis, in fact, began with the session of the Parliament of autonomy. This session made two decisions:
- dismission of the government;
- announcement of a referendum on the status of the peninsula.
Sergei Aksenov, Prime Minister;
Leader of a small party named "Russian unity" suddenly famous throughout the world. Prior to the beginning of the Crimean crisis, this political force had to its credit , only three out of a hundred seats in the SC of Crimea , as well as an extensive network of party cells throughout the peninsula. The "Russian Unity" was actually a satellite of the Ukrainian ruling party - the Party of Regions.
In such circumstances, Sergey Aksenov could only dream about the major position in the government of Crimea. His biography is not conducive to obtaining high positions: according to People's Deputy of Ukraine, acting deputy head of the presidential administration Andriy Senchenko, Aksenov in the 90s was associated with the underworld. But dreams tend to come true sometimes.
Refat Chubarov, Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, member of the Supreme Council
Crimean Tatars during the crisis were the owners of the "golden share". Majlis (representative body) of the Crimean Tatar people once and bluntly declared a support of the preservation of the Crimea as part of Ukraine and urged residents to boycott the upcoming referendum.
Mustafa Cemil, MP, former head of the Majlis
If Refat Chubarov is head and chief negotiator Majlis at the national level, the interests of the Crimean Tatars in the international arena is Mustafa Cemil. Paradoxically, it was he who was the only Ukrainian politician, with whom Vladimir Putin has communicated during the crisis in Crimea.
Anatoly Mogilev, former Prime Minister of Crimea, leader of the Republican Party of Regions organization
Until the beginning of the Crimean crisis native of Donetsk Makeevki Anatoly Mogilev virtually unchallenged rule autonomy. He led the Crimean Council of Ministers and national organization Party of Regions, which had an overwhelming majority of seats in the local parliament. Furthermore, Mogilev, former head of the Interior Ministry of Ukraine, had a serious impact on the Crimean security forces.
Rustam Temirgaliev, Deputy Prime Minister
Main speaker and negotiator of the new government, many people mistakenly believe that he's a Crimean Tatar. Actually Rustam Temirgaliev is Kazan Tatar and has no relation to the Mejlis. That doesn't prevent him from trying to influence on the position of the representative body of the Crimean Tatars.
His assets includes one of the largest media holding in the Crimea, combining "Trans-M-Radio" radio, "e-Crimea"information agency and the "Peninsula" newspaper. In recent years this media empire worked for the Party of Regions. Now the media became the mouthpiece of the new government.
Andrei Senchenko, MP, Acting Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine
One of the main Ukrainian line supporters in the Crimeanow spends most of his time in the Kiev. Andrei Senchenko is a large Crimean businessman and head of the Republican Party organization "Fatherland" Yulia Tymoshenko. Immediately after the victory of the Maidan, he and his colleagues hoped to take power in the Crimea in their hands, but failed.
Sergei Kunitsyn, Permanent Representative of the President of Ukraine in Crimea
Unlike Andrei Senchenko, Sergey Kunitsyn often appears on the peninsula, but his comings didn't advertised especially. He was the Prime Minister of autonomy twice and, by his own admission, is won't averse to enter the same river for the third time.
Dmitry Firtash, a principal owner of Group DF
In the conspiracy theories has been appeared Ukrainian press. It's the theories implicating Firtash to the Crimean crisis. Many of the acting figures in the crisis somehow related to the chemical magnate. In particular, according to some sources, a "Russian unity" party it's a project of this businessman.
Alexander Vitko, a commander of Russian Black Sea Fleet, Vice Admiral
Russian authorities strongly deny the role of the Black Sea Fleet in the Crimean crisis. Russia's permanent representative to the UN Security Council, Vitaly Churkin, assured that the BSF does not interfere with the preparation and holding of the referendum on the status of the peninsula. The Russian diplomat didn't tricked us, but never told the whole truth. In fact, the Black Sea Fleet management is actively involved in the Crimean events. Thus, the commander of the Black Sea Fleet participated in negotiations with the headquarters of the Naval Forces of Ukraine, the contents of which, however, remained unknown.
// Translation is mine, sorry for possible issues but I had not enough time for this.
