Landscape, Culture, Identity. Repatriation of Crimean Tatars and the Processes of constructing the Placenion

The article analyzes the problem of constructing the place during the process of repatriation and adaptation of Crimean Tatars in their ethnic homeland. The actions of the Soviet totalitarian regime resulting in mass deportations of national groups and ethnic repressions caused latent ethno-social conflicts in the Crimean region. The consequences of the controversies can be seen in the present-day reality of the political and cultural life of the peninsula. The study offers insights into how common memory about the life in the native land and the image of a native home impacted the repatriation process of Crimean Tatars in Crimea. The return of Crimean Tatars was accompanied by a symbolic reconstruction of the ethnic homeland lost in the years of exile, and also by the construction of an entirely new environment where repatriates have become visible social actors.