As young Tatars die in Ukraine, many others now want to split from MoscowAlthough independence is not on the agenda of the Moscow-controlled World Congress of Tatars, interest in Mirsaid Sultan-Galiev, one of the fathers of modern Tatarstan purged by Stalin, is reviving. Aug 04, 2022By Vladimir RozanskijPutin's war in Ukraine has seen many young Tatars sent to the front to die in great numbers, only to have their bodies repatriated almost furtively. Tatars are officially part of the Russian world, a hint to the rebirth of Holy Russia against medieval Asian invaders. But most pro-autonomy Tatar intellectuals and ordinary Tatars have left the country long ago, leaving the WCT in Moscow’s control. Popular among Tatars, Sultan-Galiev backed the project of a Tatar nation, supporting it even during the power struggles in the early years of the Soviet Union.

Source: The Herald August 04, 2022 17:48 UTC