Examines the situation of the Crimean Tatars since the breakup of the USSR and of their continuing strutle to find peace and acceptance in a homeland.

Central Asia Book Series vii
Preface xi
1. Renewing Self-Awareness / Edward A. Allworth 1
I. Forming a Modern Identity 27
2. A Model Leader for Asia, Ismail Gaspirali / Alan W. Fisher 29
3. Ismail Bey Gasprinskii (Gaspirali): The Discourse of Modernism and the Russians / Edward J. Lazzerini 48
4. Symbols: The National Anthem and Patriotic Songs by Three Poets / Seyit Ahmet Kirimca 71
5. Rituals: Artistic, Cultural, and Social Activity / Riza Gülüm 84
6. Structures: The Importance of Family—a Personal Memoir / Mübeyyin Batu Altan 99
7. Documents about Forming a Modern Identity 110
II. The Ordeal of Forced Exile 153
8. The Elders of the New National Movement: Recollections / Ayshe Seythmuratova 155
9. Mass Exile, Ethnocide, Group Derogation: Anomaly or Norm in Soviet Nationality Policies? / Edward A. Allworth 180
10. Mustafa Jemiloglu, His Character and Convictions / Ludmilla Alexeyeva 206
11. The Crimean Tatar Drive for Repatriation: Some Comparisons with Other Movements of Dissent in the Soviet Union / Peter Reddaway 226
12. Documents about the Ordeal of Forced Exile 237
III. Returning to Crimea 249
13. The Elusive Homeland / Edward A. Allworth 251
14. Politics in and around Crimea: A Difficult Homecoming / Andrew Wilson 281
15. Crimean Tatar Communities Abroad / Nirmin Eren 323
16. Documents about Returning to Crimea 352
Bibliography of Recent Publications in English about Crimea 361
Notes on the Authors 371
Index 375