№117: How the Crimean Tatars Spoil Putin’s Annexation Myth
№117: How the Crimean Tatars Spoil Putin’s Annexation Myth
Author(s): Justyna Prus, Konrad Zasztowt
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Security and defense, Military policy
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: Crimea;Crimea annexation; Russia; Ukraine; society
Summary/Abstract: The annexation of Crimea has been a propaganda gain for the Kremlin, helping to augment supportfor the ruling elites. However, the protests of minorities opposing the annexation—Crimean Tatars andUkrainians—has prompted Russians to begin harsh repressions. On May 18, the Crimean Tatarscommemorate the anniversary of the Stalinist deportation of their nation in 1944, which led to massdeaths among the deported population. Although the Crimean Tatars are a relatively small minority atthe peninsula, they are politically well organised and will not accept the Kremlin’s praise of the Soviet(including Stalinist) era, or the current authoritarian system based on neo-imperial and neo-Sovietideology.
Series: PISM Policy Papers
- Page Count: 7
- Publication Year: 2015
- Language: English
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