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