Bogatyrev, K.A. Crimean Tatars and the prehistory of formation of ethnic and confessional conflict in the region. Soviet period.

Abstract: The article continues the topic of the previous article on Crimean Tatars, as published in Politics and Society N. 2, 2009. The author describes the formation of conflict potential of the Tatar population throughout the years of existence of the USSR. The author points out the causes of development of this process, describes the specific features of deportation of the Crimean Tatars and the prosess of their rehabilitation and return to the region. Keywords: political science, Crimean Tatars, formation of conflict potential, national issue, specific features of the region, national policy in USSR, policy towards religion, reasons for deportation, specific features of rehabilitation, formation of national government bodies