The Crimean People's Republic was declared by the initiative of the Qurultay of Crimean Tatars, which stipulated the equality of all ethnicities within the peninsula; the largest proportion of people living in the Crimea at the time were Russian (then comprising 42% of the population of the Crimea) or Ukrainian (11%).
A República Popular de Crimea foi declarada por iniciativa do Qurultay dos tártaros de Crimea, que estipulaba a igualdade de todas as etnias dentro da península; a maioría das persoas que vivían na Crimea do tempo eran rusos (compoñendo un 42 % da poboación da Crimea) ou ucraínos (11 %).