CRIMEA IS UKRAINE
The right to know the truth about the occupation of Crimea. All-Ukrainian online bank of archival, museum, scientific-publicistic, educational, and information-analytical materials confirming the close connection of Crimea with mainland Ukraine.
ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTS¶
Crimea as a Part of the Ukrainian State. The Year 1918
Throughout 1917-1921, Crimea was at the epicenter of revolutionary battles and interventions. The newly created Ukrainian government cautiously and slowly built ambitious plans to incorporate the Crimean Peninsula into Ukraine.
Hiking Trip to Crimean Wonders
The Crimean Mountains are the majesty of nature that takes your breath away, incredible landscapes, interesting historical sites, and a sea of positive memories for a lifetime. Crimea attracts tourists with its beauty and the opportunity to test their limits.
Crimea: The Way to Ukraine (Monograph)
Pavlo Satskyi. Consideration and research on the issue of transferring the Crimean Peninsula to the former Ukrainian SSR and analysis of the socio-economic integration of Crimea with Ukraine until 1954.
"Crimea is Ukraine. Documentary Evidence in the Archives of Ukraine"
The collection features articles and documentary selections of the participants of the round table on the topic "Crimea is Ukraine. Documentary Evidence in the Archives of Ukraine," organized by the Central State Archive of Public Organizations of Ukraine with the support of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine and the State Archival Service of Ukraine.
The Southern Coast of Crimea at the Turn of the 19th-20th Centuries
A popular recreational area and the setup of communications.
The Great Resettlement of Ukrainians to Crimea
Crimea was on the verge of survival: ruined by war and without proper labor and material resources.
Dnipro Water for Crimea
The Crimean Peninsula has always lacked fresh water. The deficit was caused by the dry climate and the absence of large rivers.
Infrastructure Projects in Crimea
The development of Crimea's economic and recreational potential largely depended on the timely implementation of the latest innovative projects and the realization of modern engineering solutions in various spheres of life on the peninsula.
The Eastern (Crimean) War of 1853-1855 and the Kherson Region: A Thematic Selection of Documents
One of the issues of the "Library of the Archive" series of the State Archive of Kherson Oblast was dedicated to the events of the Eastern (Crimean) War of 1853-1855.
Deportation of Crimean Tatars
Terror, repression, intimidation, forced resettlement – the Soviet ruling elite did not hesitate to use this entire arsenal of power instruments to influence human masses.
History of Crimean Tatars in the Kherson Region
On May 18, 1944, the operation to deport Crimean Tatars from their permanent places of residence in Crimea began. The forced resettlement had catastrophic consequences for the people.
Participants of World War II
Natives of the Kherson region who were awarded titles for combat actions on the territory of Crimea.
North Crimean Canal
Construction of the North Crimean Canal, reservoirs, pumping stations, and hydro-engineering facilities.
Crimean Titan
The history of the infamous Ukrainian Chemical Products plant — an enterprise for the production of titanium products.
The Eastern (Crimean) War (1853–1856) and the Kherson Region
In the middle of the 19th century, the southern Ukrainian lands became the arena of a bloody civilizational conflict – the so-called Eastern or Crimean War.
Annexation of Strilkove and Schaslyvtseve Village Councils
The territories of Henichesk district, particularly the Arabat Spit, are considered a tourist gem of the Kherson region. But few know that until 1955 this territory was part of the Dzhankoy district of the Crimean Oblast.
History of Crimean Winemaking
In the history of Crimean winemaking and viticulture, there is a period little known to the general public when the coordination center of its development was located in Kherson.
MUSEUM EXHIBITS¶
ARTICLES¶
Burial Ground of the Bilozerka Culture near the Village of Shyroke (Monograph)
Evelina Antonivna Kravchenko. Candidate of Historical Sciences, Senior Researcher of the Department of Early Iron Age Archaeology of the Institute of Archaeology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
Journey to Crimea in 1920 (Abridged)
An abridged version of Levko Chikalenko's memoirs about Crimea, its political and social life.
Journey to Crimea by Levko Chikalenko
The fascinating life of Levko Chikalenko, his memories of Crimea.
Crimea in Foreign Literature: Much Gold — Many Deaths
Brian Garfield's detective novels, and how Crimea figures in them.
Crimea in Foreign Literature: Why Did You Kill Me?
The novel "Noble Madness" by the Italian writer Ugo Tarchetti, which tells the story of an Italian whose fate was ruined by Crimea.
Crimea in Foreign Literature: The Danube Flows into the Black Sea…
Mihail Sadoveanu's "The Life of Stephen the Great" and Crimean history.
Crimea in Foreign Literature: And One Man in the Field is a Warrior… If He is a Warrior
The adventures of the heroes of the novels by Scottish writer George MacDonald Fraser during the Crimean War.
Crimea in Foreign Literature: A Yankee at the Court of Tsar Alexander II
Crimea had an amazing influence on the literary fate of the most famous American writer, Mark Twain.
Crimea in Foreign Literature: The Price of the Peninsula
If you simply rearrange the English letters in the word, "Crimea" turns into "a crime".
Crimea in Foreign Literature: In the Fire of Ukraine
Of all the Western nations, the direct and closest neighbor to Ukrainians, Poland, knows the most about Crimea.
Crimea in Foreign Literature: "Let's Smile! Let's Smile!"
The novel "Master Georgie" by English writer Beryl Bainbridge, and what place Crimea occupies in it.
Crimea in Foreign Literature: The Overseas Sich
The Crimean "Wolf" on the pages of American writer Harold Lamb.
Crimea in Foreign Literature: Main Characters Do Not Die
The Crimean War in the adventure novel of the famous French fiction writer Louis Boussenard.
Crimea in Foreign Literature: Jack Ryan Saves Ukraine
Crimean history in the literary works of world writers.
Crimea in Foreign Literature: The Price of Stubbornness
The adventures of the characters of Jules Verne's novels in the Black Sea.
Crimea in Foreign Literature: Returning Alive from Crimea
Memories of Crimea in the works of the outstanding German writer Heinrich Böll.
Crimea in Foreign Literature: The Day of the Horse according to the Kerch Calendar
A separate special place of Crimea in world literature.
Literary Map of Crimea on the Pages of the "Poetic Atlas"
Routes along the paths of literary Crimea.
Neither One's Own Nor a Stranger
Biography of the "master of Crimean landscapes" Maximilian Voloshin.
Ashik Umer. Aşık Ümer. The Singer of Love
Biography of the outstanding Crimean Tatar poet Ashik Umer.
"In memory of me, Aivazovsky, I bequeath the gallery to the city of Feodosia…"
The fate of the Aivazovsky Museum in Crimea.
Stargazers Are Powerless Against Cadres
Crimea is known in world astronomy at a quite solid level. There are mountains here, though small, relatively clean air, and very often the sky is cloudless.
A Tomb for Mithridates
Kerch is the oldest city of Ukraine. It is already more than 2600 years old, and therefore one can justly speak of its status as an eternal city. However, even here there are certain myths that dominate, creating specific contexts.
Russia's Use of Ukrainian Cultural Heritage in the War Against Ukraine: The Crimean Case
During the period of its management of the temporarily occupied territory of the AR of Crimea and Sevastopol, Russia has managed to cause great damage to the tangible cultural heritage of Ukraine.
Bakhchisaray Khan's Palace: Restoration or Reconstruction?
Cultural heritage in the modern world is the most important factor in the formation of a unified national identity and the establishment of unifying values in society.
Ruined by Time – Preserved by Pencil: The Crimean Epic of Pavlo Hollandskyi
Pavlo Ivanovych Hollandskyi – professor of architecture, art historian, historian and archaeologist, restorer, artist, teacher, one of the bright representatives of Crimean culture in the 20s-30s of the 20th century.
One Builds, Another Destroys… On the Current State of the Genoese Fortress
The complex of fortification structures in Sudak has repeatedly suffered destruction, changed names, and was restored, rising from the ruins.
Genoese Heritage of Crimea in the Global Context
These fortifications have long ensured the functioning of the transcontinental transport and trade network.
Threats of Losing the World and Ukrainian Heritage Site "Tauric Chersonese" as a Result of Russian Occupation
"Tauric Chersonese" was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on June 23, 2013, at the 37th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Cambodia.
Uch-Bash at the Inkerman Galleries: The Last Refuge of the Unsubdued
The story of the Crimean town of Uch-Bash.
"Crimea: Gold and Secrets of the Black Sea" Chronicle of the Struggle for the "Scythian Gold" of Ukraine
The stages of Ukraine's struggle for the "Scythian Gold".
Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage as an Instrument of Heritage Protection in Occupied Crimea
The Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage was adopted in Paris on November 16, 1972, at the 17th session of the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Cultural Heritage of Ukraine in Occupied Crimea
Provisions of the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict.
The Crimean Lavra: On the Border of Two Worlds
Surrounded by the inaccessible Crimean Mountains, not far from the city of Bakhchysaray, in the Maryam-Dere (St. Mary) Gorge, a unique active men's Holy Dormition Monastery is hidden.
The Mysterious World of "Cave Cities"
One of the most popular attractions in Crimea is the unique "cave cities".
Pride of the Nation: Crimean Tatar Folk Dance
The multifaceted Crimean Tatar culture that takes your breath away.
N-skyi District and Its Surprises
Nyzhniohirskyi district of Crimea is a flat, steppe land, convenient for agriculture and animal husbandry, interesting for hunting and fishing.
Volcanoes of Crimea
Crimea's generous nature continues to surprise us — Crimea is not Kamchatka or Iceland, but there are also volcanoes on our peninsula.
Capital of Forest Silence
Solkhat is the heart of the ancient Crimean land that dissolved in the centuries.
Town on the Roadside
The inexhaustible beauty of the Crimean town of Bilohirsk and its pristine nature.
A Thousand Years Deep
The thousand-year history of the settlement of Alupka, which later became a Crimean city.
History and Legend of Oreanda by a Crimean Researcher and a Czech Poet
The romantic history of the Oreanda estate.
Tarkhankut: Memories of the Future
The story of the pristine beauty of the legendary cape of the Crimean Peninsula.
The Ornament of the Sun Valley
In the luxurious variety of Crimean landscapes, there is a strange place, the views of which cannot be confused with any others, at least in Crimea. This is the Sun Valley.
Wine Legends: Red Table Wine "Alushta"
Crimean wines — legendary, enveloped in a cloud of true and imposed epithets and stories, are unique drinks that are already becoming a legend in the full sense of the word.
Energy of Two Seas Part 2. Natural Generator of the Blue Sea
Energy resources of the smallest sea in the world — the Sea of Azov.
Energy of Two Seas Part 1. Treasures of the Shelf
Oil and natural gas are a determining factor of geopolitics in the modern world.
Poison Without Which Life is Impossible: The History of Crimean Salt
The path connecting Ukraine and the Crimean Khanate was black with the tears of captives and white with the salt that our chumaks carried from Crimea for centuries.
Lost Opportunities. What to Do?
One of the parts of Russia's hybrid war against Ukraine was the maximum possible destruction of our country's economy through its dependence on gas supplies from the Russian Federation.
River of Life. Part Three: Stones from the Sky
How the North Crimean Canal changed the life of the Crimean Peninsula.
River of Life. Part One: Origins from the Past
Solving the age-old question of water resources on the Crimean Peninsula.
Tourism in Crimea: Is There a Celebration?
The history of Tauridian tourism is interesting and ancient. The 19th-century world's acquaintance with Crimea began precisely through the notes of travelers who journeyed through Crimea not on business, but for their own curiosity and pleasure.
A Rapidly Disappearing Ethnos
Among the ethnic groups whose history was made in Crimea, the Krymchaks occupy a special place.
From Genoa to Kerch
Crimean national diversity was formed over centuries. In the list of peoples who crossed the peninsula leaving a more or less distinct trace, Italians occupy a separate place.
Karaims of Feodosia. A Thousand Years of Life in the Karaim Quarter
Historical data from the life of the Karaim quarter on the Crimean Peninsula.
The Uninitiated People
Hardly any other ethnic group in Crimea has a more transparent history than the Bulgarians.
Black Sea Armenia
A large Armenian community has lived on the Crimean Peninsula for almost a thousand years. The first ties of Armenians with Crimea are known from the times of the Armenian King Tigranes the Great and Mithridates of Pontus.
Ethnic Mosaic of the Peninsula: Greeks
Greeks discovered Crimea five hundred years before our era. And Greeks can be called the first Crimean settlers.
Ethnogenesis of Crimean Tatars
From the history of the Crimean Tatar nation, which was formed over millennia on the territory of the Crimean Peninsula.
What Do We Know About "Cossack" Metropolises?
Cossack state building on the territory of modern Ukraine.
Why Don't They Like Pushkin in Kerch?
The attitude of the poet Pushkin toward the people of Kerch and of the people of Kerch toward him.
Airship over the Black Sea
In the autumn of 1945, the V-12 airship "Pobeda" ("Victory") arrived in Sevastopol. On that day, unique research and practical testing of the airship's capabilities took place.
Where Did You Come From, Rider?
Real events from the life of the legendary hero George the Dragonslayer.
Flourishing and Death of Alla Horska
You know, all the time I want to write in the Ukrainian language. When you speak Ukrainian, you begin to think in Ukrainian too.
Olena Kysilevska – "In the Native Land"
Excerpt from the book "In the Native Land" by Olena Kysilevska about Crimea.
Prince Oleksandr Dabizha: Chronicler of Ukraine, Buried in Yalta
Biography of the Poltava chronicler Oleksandr Dabizha.
Mosques of Southeastern Crimea in Drawings and Lithographs
Vincent Roussin: enchanting drawings of Crimean mosques.
The King and the Khan
Two historical figures of the late 18th century, the era of the brilliant finale of a great epoch, two monarchs who outlived their monarchies, giving up their subjects for gold and privileges.
Who is He Really?
"Adjutant" Pavlo Makarov, a Bolshevik intelligence agent in the camp of the Armed Forces of South Russia, a participant in the war of intelligence services.
Ukrainian Philology at Taurida University
Work activity of talented Ukrainian teachers in Crimean educational institutions.
The Secret of the "Admiral Nakhimov"
The connection between nuclear testing in the Soviet Union and the fate of the cruiser "Admiral Nakhimov".
Vira Roik: The Crimean Poltavan
Biography of the talented daughter of Crimea — the embroiderer Vira Roik.
Ukrainian Educational Institutions in Kerch a Century Ago: Hopes and Reality
Development of Ukrainian educational institutions in Kerch in the first half of the 20th century.
A Little Poltava Region in the Middle of the Kerch Peninsula
The history of a Ukrainian village on the Crimean Peninsula.
Both Bar and Madagascar
The story of the super-man Maurice Benyovszky and his connection to the Crimean Peninsula.
Blockade of Crimea – 1918
Economic blockade of Crimea by the Ukrainian State of Hetman Pavlo Skoropadskyi.
The Way to Crimea Through Three Seas
What relation does "A Journey Beyond Three Seas" have to Crimea? Why is there a monument to Nikitin in Feodosia?
Prime Minister of the Crimean Regional Government Suleyman Sulkevich
The first Crimean Regional Government headed by Suleyman Sulkevich.
"Doroshenko Leads His Army Ahead...": 390 Years of the Campaign to Crimea
Hetman Mykhailo Doroshenko and his campaigns to the Crimean Peninsula.
The Fate of Veli Ibraimov
The execution of the Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Crimean ASSR, Veli Ibraimov.
Strongly! Beautifully! Carefully! Quickly!
From the history of the Plast scout movement in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.
And Kings Have No Power Over Me
Cinematic landscapes of the Crimean Peninsula during the filming of "Andromeda Nebula".
The Loss of the Flagship
The tragedy of the Black Sea Fleet — the sinking of the battleship and the revenge of the "Black Prince" Valerio Borghese.
A Stolen Name: How Kishka Became "Koshka"
The dilemma of the last name of Petro Kishka, the hero of the Siege of Sevastopol of 1854-1855.
The Fate of Oleksandr Gorskyi: About the Person, the Family, the Cinema
The life of this man was almost an example of a successful career for an artist under the Soviet regime. But how could it happen that in such a successful and quiet purely Soviet family they raised such a person — an enemy of the system?
Guardian of Pristine Crimea
The great and inspiring life story of photo artist Vasily Sokornov in Crimea.
The Gardener of Stamboli's Dacha and His Family
The eventful life of Ivan Ryaboshtanov and the Stamboli Dacha in Feodosia.
"A New Crimea with a Russian Way of Life": Deportation of the Ancient Peoples of the Peninsula
The illegal deportation of ethnic groups from the Crimean Peninsula.
Prosperity in Unity… of Ukraine and Crimea
Economic and social relations between Ukraine and Crimea in the 20th century.
Labor Engraved in Eternity
Biography of the great scientist-horticulturist Levko Simirenko, the father of Crimean industrial fruit growing.
The "Russian" Cemetery in Crimea... with Cossack Crosses
The final resting place of Ukrainian Cossacks on the Crimean Peninsula.
Connections of Crimean Archaeology with Ukraine in the 19th-20th Centuries
Archaeological finds in Crimea, and their significance to Ukraine.
Six Centuries Together. Pages from the History of a Forgotten People
Historical information about the Lipka Tatars on the territory of Ukraine.
Battle for Crimea: An Inconvenient History
Little-known real facts and events that took place on the Crimean Peninsula during the Second World War.
The Women's World of Shefika Gasprinska
The desperate story of a Crimean heroine at the beginning of the 20th century.
Poltava Region and Crimea. Two Histories of Ukrainian Statehood
The commonality and unity of Ukrainian lands.
The Crimean Republic: Who it Consists of and Who Rules It
They say history repeats itself. Certain processes may repeat or even continue after some time.
City of Russian Misfortune
Wars begin when thousands, hundreds of thousands, millions of people lose their faces, dressed in the same uniform, deprived of individuality, their own "I" — then soldiers are no longer people, but only part of a mechanism.
Tatar Roots of Henryk Sienkiewicz
Origin of the outstanding Polish writer Henryk Sienkiewicz, and how he is connected to Crimea.
Kharytyna Pekarchuk: A Crimean Ukrainian in the Ranks of the UNR Army
The brave Crimean woman Kharytyna, who took part in the combat actions of the UNR Army.
He Introduced All of Europe to Coffee, Having Learned It in Crimea
The story of Lviv-born Yuriy Kulchytskyi, the founder of the coffee tradition in Europe. And one might ask, what does Crimea have to do with it?
Ivan Piddubnyi
How the memory of the "Russian bogatyr" (strongman), tortured for "Ukrainian nationalism," is honored in Crimea.
The Curtailment of the Short-Lived Ukrainization of Crimea
How Ukrainian settlers identified themselves in the Crimean land and how Ukrainian culture developed on the peninsula.
The Most Backward Sector in Post-War Crimea
The state of Crimean vegetable growing and horticulture in the post-war years.
A Mythical Project at Ukraine's Expense
The construction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant, the South Ukrainian and North Crimean canals, and how they helped the Crimean Peninsula.
The Price of Crimean Prosperity
The Kakhovka Reservoir and the North Crimean Canal — the largest irrigation facilities of the 20th century.
Legacy of the "Moscow Cuckoo" in Crimean Schooling
Implementation of the construction of educational institutions in post-war Crimea.
Ukraine Revives Crimean Villages
The revival of Crimean villages on Ukrainian initiative in the post-war times.
The Thorny Path of Establishing Ukrainian Theater in Crimea
Development of the theater of Ukrainian drama: life under the close control of Soviet authorities.
First Signs of Ukrainization of Crimea
Implementation of Ukrainization in the cultural world of Crimea.
Radical Renewal of Cadres as a Guarantee of Crimea's Rebirth
Reconstruction of the old party tier and economic apparatus in the Crimean Oblast.
Whose Language and Education, His is the State: First Attempts at Ukrainization in Crimea
Ukrainian educational activity in the Soviet Crimean Oblast.
Crimea: First Steps in Ukraine
Soviet policy pursued on the territory of Crimea after its transfer to Ukraine.
Transfer of Crimea to Ukraine: Behind the Scenes
The transfer of Crimea to the Ukrainian SSR in 1954. A question not for general consideration.
Kremlin Architects of the "Inherently Russian" Crimea
The national composition of the Crimean Peninsula.
Energy Sources of the Peninsula
Electrification of the peninsula as a main component of the Crimean energy sector.
Dehydrated Crimean Decade
The problem of acute water shortage on the territory of the Crimean Peninsula.
Decade-Long Stagnation of the Crimean Sanatorium and Resort Sector
A bleak picture of the state of the Crimean resort economy of the Crimean Oblast in the post-war times.
A Wasted Decade
The state of Crimean industry and the construction sector in the first post-war decade.
State of Horticulture and Viticulture in Crimea in the First Post-War Decade
The horticultural sector in the post-war Crimean Oblast.
Take, nephew, what is of no use to me...
The state of the agricultural sector on the eve of the transfer of the Crimean Oblast to Ukraine.
Resettlement of Ukrainians to Crimea in the 1950s
How and under what conditions the resettlement of the Ukrainian people to Crimean lands took place.
Who Rebuild Crimea in the First Post-War Years?
Petro Volvach, full member of the Shevchenko Scientific Society, member of the National Writers' Union of Ukraine, honored worker of science and technology of the AR of Crimea, a Crimean with 60 years of experience. "Krymska Svitlytsia" newspaper, 2017, issue No. 1
Protocols of the Repressive Organs of the Communist Totalitarian Regime in Crimea in 1920-1953
Anatolii Khromov, Candidate of Historical Sciences, Chairman of the State Archival Service of Ukraine
Khan Ukraine
Political processes that took place in Ukraine in the 17th-18th centuries, and the role played by Crimean lands.
PROJECT TEAM¶
Andrii BOGDANOVYCH
Project Manager; Deputy Chairman of State Inspection of Energy Supervision of Ukraine
Anatolii KHROMOV
Chairman of the State Archival Service of Ukraine
Andrii SHCHEKUN
Editor-in-Chief of the "Krymska Svitlytsia" newspaper
Serhii MOKRENIUK
Chairman of the NGO "Euromaidan-Crimea"
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