Trauma: The Deportations of the Crimean Tatars in 1944 in the Light of Testimonies, Memoirs, and Documents
Journal: Studia Sieci Uniwersytetów Pogranicza
Year: 2025

Goal – The purpose of this article is to present the traumatic experiences of the Crimean Tatars resulting from the mass deportation of 1944 and the living conditions of this community in exile, primarily in Central Asia. Drawing on eyewitness’ accounts, memoirs, and documents, the authors reconstruct not only the course of the deportation itself but also the everyday realities of life in exile, the forms of adaptation to extreme living conditions, and the strategies employed to preserve the nat