The Past, Present, and Future of the Crimean Tatars in the Discourse of the Muslim Community of Crimea
Journal: Anthropology & Archeology of Eurasia
Year: 2014

This co-authored article is an extensive excerpt from Natalya Kouts' and Elmira Muratova's 2012 interview project "The past, present, and future in the discourse of the Muslim community of Crimea." It features discourses of Crimean Tatar leaders and their followers concerning their bitter historical legacies, including Russian Empire annexation and Soviet period en masse deportation. It also analyzes politically sensitive attitudes toward the Crimean Tatar Mejlis, and toward the possibility of f