why Russia invaded Crimea, and discuss the major factors that contributed to the annexation of the Crimea and the role of Putin to undertake this decision. So, the topic will only focus on the domestic Russian politics and it will not focus on the sanctions imposed on Russia by the EU or any other foreign relations.

Then write an abstract of proposed topic between 100-150 words and this must identify the key question(s) to be investigated and outline what the project will investigate, its key aspects and why it is important for our understanding of Russian politics. Make sure that the topic is can be written up to 1000 words in the future.

? Note: add a list of 5 academic journal articles and two from official websites of newspaper for sources to use in the future. (This part is separated).