“...about pocketbook issues...”
Personal finances will be worse for many in the Crimea. They will lose on the transfer of Ukrainian Hryvnia to Russian Rubles (already happening) and on many account transactions. They will lose money in beach and palace tourism with visas required for more nations. And as bad as Ukrainian bureaucrats are...Russain bureaucrats can be worse.
There are the drawbacks. Then there are higher pensions, wages and living standards. And with the Russian law now in effect, those changes will begin to be felt in a tangible way. When a country acquires sovereignty, it takes upon itself substantial obligations.