Abstract
<jats:p>This monograph is devoted to a theoretical and practical analysis of the development of the political and legal status of the city of Sevastopol and Crimea as integral parts of Russia, and a comparative legal analysis of the characteristics of their state development. Throughout their existence as part of Russia, Sevastopol and Crimea have had distinct development patterns that are distinguishable both within the state and in comparison with each other, despite being geographically located on the same peninsula. The monograph traces the characteristics of socio-political development, transition processes, and the resulting transformation of administrative and legal regulation, the organization of public administration systems, and local self-government. To elucidate the common features and specifics of the organizational and legal mechanisms for the reintegration of the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, this monograph provides a political and legal analysis of the historical, political-legal, and constitutional aspects of their development at various stages of social relations preceding the start of reintegration in 2014. It also presents the results of a study of the specifics of the constitutional and legal mechanisms for organizing public administration and local self-government during the reintegration of the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol into the Russian Federation and its legal framework. This monograph is intended for law students, political scientists, international relations specialists, and historians; experts in integration issues in the post-Soviet space; and specialists in public and municipal administration.</jats:p>