Crimea is Ukraine (Project)¶

"Crimea is Ukraine" is an all-Ukrainian online bank of archival, museum, scientific-publicistic, educational, and information-analytical materials proving the close connection between Crimea and mainland Ukraine. The project aims to ensure the right to know the truth about the occupation of Crimea.

Overview¶

The project accumulates and systematizes materials across various categories — archival documents, museum exhibits, scientific-publicistic and educational articles highlighting the historical, cultural, and political connection of the Crimean Peninsula with Ukraine. Content is structured by regions and topics (archival documents, museum exhibits, articles, etc.).

Key Details / Subtopics¶

Goal: proving the close connection of Crimea with mainland Ukraine through open sources.
Format: static website based on MkDocs featuring a wide selection of materials (archives, museums, articles).
Team: project lead Andrii Bogdanovych, as well as Anatoliy Khromov, Andriy Shchekun, Serhiy Mokrenyuk (see corresponding entity pages).

Sources and Links¶

Crimea is Ukraine (Project Overview) — landing page and project description.
Project Authors — list of authors (Lead Developer).
Andrii Bogdanovych — project lead.
Anatoliy Khromov — Head of the State Archival Service of Ukraine.
Andriy Shchekun — editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Krymska Svitlytsia".
Serhiy Mokrenyuk — Head of the NGO "Euromaidan-Crimea".
Infrastructure Projects in Crimea — example of the project's archival materials from the funds of the TsDNTA of Ukraine.
"Crimea is Ukraine. Documentary Evidence in the Archives of Ukraine" (Collection) — documentary collection based on materials from the round table under the auspices of the TsDAHO of Ukraine.
Deportation of Crimean Tatars (1944) — project material on the deportation based on archival cipher telegrams of the Stalinska Railway.
School Education in Crimea — The "Crimea is Ukraine" project collects materials on the Ukrainian character of Crimea, including educational heritage.
Crimean Orthodox Eparchy — The "Crimea is Ukraine" project collects materials on the Ukrainian church and cultural presence in Crimea.
Anatoliy Ponomarenko (Ukrainian Diplomat, Native of Yevpatoria) — Anatoliy Ponomarenko is a native of Yevpatoria, a diplomat of independent Ukraine associated with the topic of Ukrainian Crimea.
Brian Garfield — American writer whose novel "Kolchak's Gold" is cited as an argument for the "Sevastopol is Ukraine" project.
Plague in Crimea (Black Death) — article from the newspaper "Krymska Svitlytsia" (part of the project's material bank) about the plague epidemic in 14th-century Crimea.
Deportation of the Peoples of Crimea (1944) — article from the newspaper "Krymska Svitlytsia" (project material bank) about the June deportation of Bulgarians, Greeks, and Armenians.
Dzhankoy — article "Centennial Dzhankoy" from the newspaper "Krymska Svitlytsia" (project material bank) on the history of the city in Northern Crimea.
Dzhimbalos — article from the newspaper "Krymska Svitlytsia" (project material bank) about a Crimean dialect word referring to the autumn gathering of leftover crops.
Airship V-12 "Pobeda" over the Black Sea — article from the newspaper "Krymska Svitlytsia" (project material bank) about post-war airship trials over the Black Sea (Sevastopol, 1945).
Energy Sector of Crimea — article from the newspaper "Krymska Svitlytsia" (project material bank) on the history of electric power in Crimea and its dependence on mainland Ukraine.
Kara-Dag: Legends, Sea Serpent, and the Propaganda Myth of Saint George the Dragon Slayer — the project collects materials on the Ukrainian character of Crimea that counter propaganda myths about "primordially russian land" and the "sacredness" of the peninsula.
Crimean Medicine — article from the newspaper "Krymska Svitlytsia" (project material bank) about the revival of Crimean medicine after its transfer to Ukraine in 1954.
Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1921–1945) — article from the newspaper "Krymska Svitlytsia" (project material bank) on the national composition and government in the Crimean ASSR (reprint from "Dilo", 1925).
Khan Ukraine — article from the newspaper "Krymska Svitlytsia" about the Cossack state under the protectorate of the Crimean Khanate, included in the project's material bank.
Ties Between Ukraine and Crimea in the 20th Century — material on economic, transport, military, and cultural ties that substantiated the transfer of Crimea to the Ukrainian SSR in 1954.