IDENTITY MARKERS IN THE CONTEXT OF POLITICALLY MOTIVATED PERSECUTION OF UKRAINIANS AND CRIMEAN TATARS IN THE TEMPORARILY OCCUPIED CRIMEAN PENINSULA
Journal: Almanac of Ukrainian Studies
Year: 2021

This article is dedicated to the study of identity markers in the context of politically motivated persecution by the Russian Federation in the temporarily occupied Crimean Peninsula. The occupational administration, following a set political course, basically builds a generalized „Other‟ that is being persecuted. They also create their own identity markers that further prove the longevity and legitimacy of the temporary occupation of Ukraine's territory. Cases of human rights violations, harass