History of Crimea. A brief story of a long journey | Gulnara Abdulaeva

"The History of Crimea. A Short Story of the Great Journey" by Gulnara Abdulayeva is a fascinating journey through the millennia of the peninsula's history. The author, a famous historian, has brought together disparate pieces of Crimea's past, from ancient times to the present day. The book tells about the Taurians, Scythians, Greeks, Romans, Goths, Byzantines, Genoese, Crimean Tatars, Russians - all those who left their mark on this land. Abdulayeva does not just list the facts, but also tries to understand how different cultures interacted, how the ethnic composition of the population changed, how the identity of the Crimeans was formed. The author pays special attention to the Crimean Tatar people, their culture and tragic fate. The book also describes in detail the Russian colonization of Crimea, the deportation of the Crimean Tatars, and the current state of the peninsula. This is not just a historical study, but also an emotional story about the fate of the Crimean people, about their struggle for freedom and independence. "History of Crimea" is an important book for anyone interested in the history of Ukraine and its multinational people.