Crimean Tatar diaspora
People of Crimean Tatar heritage who live outside Crimea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Crimean Tatar diaspora dates back to the annexation of Crimea by Russia in 1783, after which Crimean Tatars emigrated in a series of waves spanning the period from 1783 to 1917.[1] The diaspora was largely the result of the destruction of their social and economic life as a consequence of integration into the Russian Empire.
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The Soviet Union brought about the final dispersal of Crimean Tatars in 1944, in the midst of World War II, when it deported all Crimean Tatars remaining in the Crimea to the Central Asia and Urals.[2] This population is considered an exiled community rather than a diaspora.