The Crimean Tatar Resource Center will contribute to the preparation of the section on Crimea for the upcoming book “Ordinary Rashism: The Truth of War”

June 18, 2026
On Wednesday, June 17, a working meeting was held at the Crimean Tatar Resource Center’s office with the authors of the upcoming non-fiction book “Ordinary Rashism: The Truth of War”, Serhiy Ponochovnyi and Oleksandr Pavlichenko.

On behalf of the Crimean Tatar Resource Center the meeting was attended by Eskender Bariiev, Chairman of the Board of the Crimean Tatar Resource Center and a member of Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, and Zarema Bariieva, manager of the Crimean Tatar Resource Center.

During the meeting, the parties discussed the concept of a future book aimed at documenting the consequences of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, the Russian Federation’s war crimes, and stories of resistance by Ukrainian society.

Special attention was paid to covering the topic of the temporarily occupied Crimea. Discussions with representatives of the Crimean Tatar Resource Center focused on key aspects to be included in the publication, particularly regarding the Russian occupation of the peninsula, human rights violations, the persecution of the Crimean Tatar people, and Crimea’s role in the context of Russian aggression against Ukraine.

Following the meeting, an agreement was reached to collaborate on the preparation of a separate section of the book dedicated to Crimea. The Crimean Tatar Resource Center will contribute expert analysis and factual information to this section.

The future publication is intended to serve as an important documentary record of the Russian Federation’s crimes and as a contribution to preserving the historical memory of Ukraine’s struggle for freedom and justice.