The historical path of Catalonia is significantly different from the Crimean one, which makes it senseless to conduct any historical parallels between the political processes in these regions.

About this site Crimea. Realists wrote a journalist Vitaly Portnikov.

The journalist recalled that Catalonia, unlike other regions of Spain, was almost not subjected to Arab conquest and has significant civilizational and cultural differences. The Catalans are methodically fighting for autonomy and independence for many hundreds of years.

"With the history of the Crimea ordered otherwise. After the occupation of the peninsula by the troops of Empress Catherine II, its statehood was completely eliminated, and most of the indigenous population of the conquered country was literally "squeezed out" into the Ottoman Empire, "noted the journalist.

Preparation for the referendum in Catalonia on independence was conducted openly, and the local parliament was previously elected political forces, which in their programs indicated the independence of the region as their goal.

"The voting in the Catalan Parliament was not influenced by foreign troops, voting in the Parliament of Crimea was conducted under the barrels of rifles. Under the control of the occupation forces, a "referendum" was held in the Crimea. But most importantly - it was not a referendum on independence! It was a referendum on joining Russia, "concluded Portnikov.

According to him, the decision of the local parliament on the independence of the Crimea was made, only to allow the annexation of the region in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation.