In the Shadow of Simferopol’s Parks: Crimean Tatars’ Return to Their Homeland in the Late 1960s
Journal: Wschodnioznawstwo
Year: 2024

The purpose of this study is to highlight the return of the Crimean Tatars to their homeland in the late 1960s and their struggle for the right to reside in Crimea. The paper examines the Crimean Tatars’ visits to Soviet and party authorities in Simferopol, the administrative center of the Crimean region, protest demonstrations, and squatting in public squares and parks. The main goal of the study is to shed light on an underexplored chapter in the history of the Crimean Tatars’ return, which to