Ethnic Tatars have lived in region for more than 1,000 years and now report both entreaties and threats, from both Kiev and MoscowWith a Qur’an on his bookshelf and a large portrait of Vladimir Putin hanging on the wall above him, Zaur Smirnov is convinced that Russia’s annexation of Crimea is good news for his people – the Crimean Tatars.His view is perhaps surprising when you consider that while the majority ethnic Russian population of Crimea was largely in support of Russia’s moves to take over a year ago, the 13% of the population that is Tatar was seen as …read more
Source: The Guardian
