PECULIARITIES OF SOCIO-CULTURAL INTEGRATION OF THE CRIMEAN TATAR PEOPLE INTO UKRAINIAN SOCIETY

Abstract

The issue of integration of the Crimean Tatar people into Ukrainian society is extremely relevant in the context of current socio-political processes in Ukraine. Crimean Tatars, as one of the indigenous peoples of Ukraine, havea unique history and culture that significantly affects their interaction with Ukrainian society. Studying their self-organization allows us to better understand how this process facilitates or, on the contrary, complicates their socio- cultural integration.Self-organization is a key mechanism for ensuring the right to self-determination and preservation of ethnic identity. It includes the creation of representative bodies, various public organizations, institutions and initiatives that work to preserve language and traditions, as well as to ensure and develop collective rights. This process contributes not only to the preservation of the cultural heritage of the Crimean Tatar people, but also to their integration into the wider Ukrainian society, as it increases the level of social activity and civic responsibility.It is particularly important to study the impact of Crimean Tatar self-organization in the context of politicalchanges in Ukraine after 2014, when issues of national identity and social cohesion have become particularlyacute. An additional challenge to the process of socio-cultural integration of Crimean Tatars was Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. This attack led to a new wave of internal migration, including the displacement of Crimean Tatars, who once again found themselves in difficult conditions of seeking security and adapting to new realities. The hostilities have had a significant impact on all aspects of life in Ukraine, including issues of national unity and interaction between different ethnic groups.The study of the self-organization of the Crimean Tatar people is important not only for understanding theinternal processes of this ethnic group, but also for the formation of an effective state policy towards indigenouspeoples and national minorities (communities) in Ukraine.