The Renaissance of Crimean Tatar language and culture in Crimea after 1991

Oksana Voytyuk

Abstract

After the collapse of the Soviet Union and the proclamation of the independence of Ukraine, the Crimean Tatars began mass return to Crimea from Central Asia. After the deportation of the Crimean Tatars from the Crimea, the Soviets destroyed all that was associated with the Crimean Tatars – place names, culture, traditions, architectural monuments etc. Despite the political and domestic turmoil in the early 90’s, Crimean Tatars started on their own revival of his own culture, language and traditions and achieved a great success.

Keywords:

кримськотатарська культура, освiта, топонiмiка, Крим, кримськi татари, депортацiя, „Хайтарма”