Population displacement and the Russian occupation of Crimea
Year: 2023

One of the most consequential geopolitical events since the disintegration of the Soviet Union was Russia’s occupation of Crimea in February 2014. This chapter explores subjective experiences of that event. The occupation, militarization, and human rights abuses in Crimea forcibly displaced an estimated 40,000 ethnically Russian, Ukrainian, and Crimean Tatar people. The narratives of 90 people, many of whom were displaced, suggest that they navigated two very different temporalities between Russ