In this episode, Alex and Elnara talk about Soviet and Russian persecution of Crimean Tatars and the different strategies of collective Crimean Tatar resistance, past and present. They share family stories and discuss some of the most prominent figures of the movement.
Most importantly, they speak of solidarities, both within the Crimean Tatar national movement and beyond it. This conversation, despite dealing with such painful topics as political repressions and ethnic cleansing, was warm and full of hope and admiration for the activists, their courage, and determination.
Moderated by Yivha Zban’a Ukrainian-born decolonial media activist and a coordinator of this podcast.
Guests:
Elnara Nuriieva-Letova, a Crimean Tatar cross-media activist, author, publicist, and project manager of CEMAAT | Crimea Media Platform;
Alexandr Murtazayev, an independent Crimean Tatar history researcher and author, he frequently collaborates with the International Memorial Society and independent media projects centered around indigenous resistance.
Timecodes:
00:00:00 — Intro
00:02:03 — Methods of oppression in the USSR and current Russia
00:12:45 — Crimean Tatar national movement methods of resistance: what makes this movement unique?
00:15:45 — Crimean Tatar self-census, perception of deportation as a genocide
00:22:05 — Mustafa Jemilev, Andrei Sakharov, older activist generation
00:26:38 — Ayşe Seitmuratova, activities in immigration, international work
00:28:29 — Petro Hryhorenko, a friend and ally of the Crimean Tatar national movement
00:35:03 — Outro
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