A generation has grown up in Russia that needs to be explained why Crimea is Russian.
A generation of children has grown up in Russia who do not have Crimea in their cultural memory. Executive Secretary of the Russian Historical Society Andrei Petrov announced this at the seminar “The Future of Russia”, which was held in Sevastopol by the Expert Institute of Social Research (EIS).
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“For them, Crimea is somewhere far away - beyond Turkey and Thailand. In cultural and tourism terms, there is no tradition, for example, of watching the sunrise on Ayu-Dag or hiking in the mountains. I encountered young people who do not understand why Crimea is Russia. I put myself in the place of this young man and understand: it is necessary to explain why Crimea is ours. It’s better to explain if we see him as an ally and not as an enemy,” Petrov said.
On the other hand, the scientist believes, life in isolation from Russia left its mark on the youth of Crimea.
“In Sevastopol there was a keen perception of Russian history in confrontation with Ukrainian history. The index of preservation of Russian culture is higher here than in Moscow. In Crimea it’s a different story, they lost more than Sevastopol. The educational strategies and methodological apparatus there were changed in one fell swoop,” the historian said.
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