A book about the decolonization of Ukraine and the resistance of Crimean Tatars was presented in the United States

A book about the decolonization of Ukraine and the resistance of Crimean Tatars after the occupation of Crimea was presented in New York. The author explores how the indigenous people preserve their identity, self-organize and resist Russian aggression.

This was reported by the Crimean Platform.

During the Shevchenko Scientific Society event in the United States, a presentation of Professor Greta Lynn Wehling's book "Decolonizing Ukraine: How the Indigenous People of Crimea Remade Themselves after Russian Occupation", which explores the resistance of the Crimean Tatars to Russia's colonial policy. The publication was a topic of discussion within the Atlantic Council's initiative analyzing the role of Crimea and its indigenous people in Ukraine's liberation struggle.

The book covers the topics of identity restoration, self-organization, cultural resistance, and political self-determination of Crimean Tatars under Russian occupation. The author focuses on the experience of persecution, "silent deportation" and adaptation to new conditions, as well as the stories of those who were forced to leave the peninsula.

Particular attention was paid to the role of the Crimea Platform and the Mission of the President of Ukraine in the ARC, as well as the Strategy of Cognitive De-occupation, which promotes the reintegration of the peninsula's residents into the cultural and political space of Ukraine. Wehling emphasized the importance of recognizing the Crimean Tatars as an indigenous people and the 1944 genocide, calling it key to protecting their rights and freedoms.

The author also noted changes in the Western academic environment, including the renaming of a research center in the United States, which symbolizes a shift away from an imperial-centered vision. Such changes, she said, are part of a broader process of decolonization of both Ukraine and Western approaches to studying the region.

Recently, as part of the Letters to a Free Crimea initiative, visitors to the Book Arsenal wrote 294 letters of support for Crimean political prisoners. The sale of books about Crimea raised more than 30 thousand hryvnias, which was used to purchase drones for reconnaissance.

And in May, Kyiv presented the first edition that systematizes key events and figures in the history of Crimea - a calendar that should become a tool for popularizing reliable knowledge about the peninsula and help combat disinformation about Crimean Tatars.

Анна Бальчінос