Crimean news 50.
(Mass Media survey for
20-26 March 2000).
(All the material is
given in an abridged form).
Land division can be carried out only within the law.
Land problem is a hot issue again.
Moscow tourist fair and the Crimean
international forum.
Ukraine solves the problems of the
deported.
Will the protest actions be a daily event?
Sergey Kunitsin: "New tariffs
will be adopted only after they are agreed with trade unions".
Chechen children arrive to the Crimea.
On Ismail Gasprinskiy's birthday.
Navrez has a fragrance of a blue snowdrop.
Land Reform.
Crimean Tatars' picket
was held in front of the Crimean government building on March 20. The action was
organized by the Moslem community of Simferopol. The gathered expressed their
protest against the ways the land reforms were carried out in the Crimea.
To their minds, the
problem of the Crimean Tatars' participating in land privatization has not been
solved yet. Even though they make up 25% of the rural population.
The picket participants
addressed the President with the
following demands:
1.To suspend the Decree
"About land privatization" until the new Land Code of Ukraine will be
adopted. This law should include an additional article guaranteeing the native
nation's right for land.
2.To carry out the land
re-division with representatives from the Crimean Tatars and Mufti* of the Crimea.
3. To consider and
resolve the issue of returning the illegally confiscated property back to
1944**.
R.Seitmemetov, "Golos
Krima", #13 (332), 24 March 2000, p.1.
Our information: *Muftiyat - the electoral representative
organ of the Crimean Moslems.
**In 1944 during the
Crimean Tatar nation's deportation from the Crimea all the property of the
Crimean Tatars was confiscated and never returned.
Land division can be carried
out only within the law.
The majority of the
Crimean Tatars had their land plots before the deportation. Having returned to
their historical motherland, most of them are left without any land at all.
Besides, 95% of the land has already been divided. The head of the executive
power of the Crimea, Sergey Kunitsyn signed the Resolution #182 on May 24.
According to it, the Republic Committee of land resources was given a task to
solve the issue of land division among the Crimean Tatars from the rural zone.
Each land plot has to be of an average size of the land plot of a
CAE member in that region. A
1 hectare land plot will be given to people from settlements of the urban type
and district center for keeping their household economies. At the present time
this document has been argued by the office of public prosecutor of the Crimea
because it does not correspond to the law. Though Sergey Kunitsyn has not
abolished his Resolution. How can this problem be solved? The Representative of
Ukrainian President in the Crimea, Anatoliy Korneychuk, says the followingt:
- Land division is
carried out without any nationalities differentiation. There is a President's Decree about land division
among the deported and officials
of social sphere. But it does not define the size of land plots. The land
division can be carried out only in accordance with the law. If a person wants
to keep household economies and he submits an application, he will get about 1
hectare of land. For farming the land lot is about 50 hectares. One can get up
to 3-4 hectares of land if it is available
on reserve. But the law implies giving an average land plot only to the CAE
members. There is no other way to
solve this problem. Sergey Kunitsyn can not change the legislation himself. And
his Resolution has been opposed by the office of public prosecutors just because
it contradicts the law.
We should take into
account that land division among the deported is being carried out. And most of the problems have already
been solved. About 43 thousand Crimean dwellers submitted land applications.
This number includes 24 thousand of the Crimean Tatars. And the rest are social
sphere officials and retired. 15, 819 applications have been accepted. 8
thousand applications are from Crimean Tatars.
Mariya Lashkina, the
press-secretary of the Representative of the President in the Crimea,
"Golos Krima", #13(332), 24 March 2000, p.1.
Our commentaries: Sergey Kunitsin signed the given Resolution
on May 1999. It was after the Crimean Tatars' protest action devoted to the
anniversary of their deportation (see Crimea news #4-7).
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The Chairman of
Ministry Council of the Crimea, Sergey Kunitsin, had a business trip last week.
He had several meetings in the cabinet of Ministry and at President's
Administration.
The Prime-Minister of
the Crimea informed the head of administration about the situation in the Crimea
and current problems. These problems are related to the agrarian reform, land
division, and interests of the
deported. They decided that the Crimean government would draft a letter to the
President about possible ways of land
division among the repatriates.
Elena Gornaya, "Krimskaya
Gazeta", #51 (15907), 21 March 2000, p.1.
Land problem is a hot issue
again.
Picket in front of the Village Council
has been recently held in Rovnoye village of Krasnogvardeyskoye district. About
500 citizens of all nationalities took part in it. After the picket was over
they held a citizenry's gathering where they discussed the problem of land
division among the teachers, medical workers, social sphere officials as well as the deported.
They decided to solve
this problem by March 27. In case the problem is not solved they will resume
actions of civic insubordination, block out the work of Krasnogvardeyskoye
district administration and solve this issue by themselves.
Zair Smedlyayev, "Golos
Krima", #13(332), 24 March 2000,p.3.
Economics. Social
sphere.
Moscow tourist fair and the
Crimean international forum.
On 23 March, the
Chairman of Ministry Council of the Crimea, Sergey Kunitsin, returned from
Moscow, where he took part in the Moscow international tourist fair.
The fair has the forth
rating on the international scale. About 2000 firm-participants, 50 countries
and 60 government delegations were represented there. The Crimean delegation
included several directors of health resorts who were actively involved in
concluding contracts there.
In June an important
event in area of information broadcasting will
take place in the Crimea. In Moscow House of the Journalists an agreement was
signed about carrying out an international TV-forum in Yalta. All CIS and Baltic
countries TV channels will take part in it.
As for the forecast of
coming vacation season, it will all depend on such issues as political
stability, simplifying the custom and border procedures.
Elena Gornaya, "Krimskaya
Gazeta", #54(15910), 24 March 2000, p.1.
Our information: *CIS Commonwealth of Independent states,
made up after the USSR collapse.
Ukraine solves the problems
of the deported.
The deported citizens
will get 1000 appartments this year in the Crimea. It is due to the returning
and accommodation programs financed from the State and the Crimean budget.
Apart from the
construction projects, the state provides medical aid, and also financial
assistance for the individual constructors. They also provide tuition for
students from poor families, support for Radio and TV-programs, subsidies for
newspapers and magazines in the national languages.
New allocations from
the budget of Ukraine have already been received by the autonomy. This money
will be used for building construction, water
supply, treatment and health resort for repatriates .
"Krimskoye Vremya",
#51(918), 21 March 2000, p.2.
Will the protest actions be a
daily event?
On March 23, a protest
action against the cost raise for public utilities was held in Simferopol. More
than 200 Crimean dwellers (mostly aged people) gathered in front of Ministry
Council of the Crimea with slogans "No reforms due to laborers' cost".
The gathered demanded that the government head should come out to them. But he
was away at that time. Then the gathered blocked the traffic. Traffic in the
city center was blocked out for several hours. The picket participants adopted a
resolution with economic demands to the Crimean government. They also promised
to resume the action in case their resolution is not met.
Vladislav Ryabchikov, "Krimskaya
Pravda", #54(22467), 243 March 2000, p.1.
Sergey Kunitsin: "New
tariffs will be adopted only after they are agreed with trade unions".
Some people are still
concerned about government's
decision to revise the costs for public utilities. Some Crimean dwellers blame
the Head of Ministry Council of the Crimea, Sergey Kunitsin. He responded that
he had not even signed the Ministry Council's Resolution about new tariffs. The
government and the Federation of independent trade unions of the Crimea made up
an agreeing commission, which decides whether the new costs are reasonable or
not. The commission has to come to a mutual solution. Only then the new scheme
of tariffs will be agreed and the Ministry Council chairman will sign it.
Ivan Dyakov, "Krimskaya
Pravda", #54 (22467), 24 March 2000, p.1.
Chechen children arrive to
the Crimea.
In the beginning of February the Crimean
Tatars' Mejilis received a fax from the President of Moscow Fund of the
repressed nations and citizens, Alihan Ahilgov. He asked for accommodating
children from Chechnya in order to strengthen their health and help them to get
rid of their war stresses. The Crimean Tatars agreed to welcome the children.
The decision of Mejilis was made during the first Chechen war. They made up a list of families that agreed to welcome
the children. About 200-300 children will visit
the Crimean health resorts in April.
Leylya Alyadinova,
"Golos Krima", #13(332), 24 March 2000, p.3.
Culture.
On Ismail Gasprinskiy's
birthday.
On march 21, they held
a laying of flowers at the memorial of I.Gasprinskiy in Simferopol. The same day
scientists, journalists, writers and poets gathered for a "workshop"
at the Gaspriskiy library. As a continuation of
literature readings "The World of Gasprinskiy" they shared
about Gasprinskiy's literature activity at the conference hall of philological
faculty of Tauria national university. It was accompanied by the artistic
readings of extracts from his works. The Crimean Tatar people visited the grave
of the great humanist, I.Gasprinskiy, located on the territory of "Zindjirli
Medrese" in Bakhchisarai. They also read some pieces from Koran there.
Gulnara Useinova, "Golos
Krima", #13 (332), 24 March 2000, p.1.
A meeting of high
school seniors with the instructors from Tauria national university has been
recently held in Belogorsk Crimean Tatar national school. Specialists shared
their ideas about the native language development. They also mentioned that the
school should make contacts with the university.
P.Adjiredinov,
"Kirim", #13 (562), 25 March 2000, p.8.
Navrez has a fragrance of a blue snowdrop.
Many Moslem nations
celebrate Navrez on March 21 (it means "a new day" in Iranian). This
holiday was resumed after the Crimean Tatars had returned to their mother land.
On this new year day Moslems of Simferopol gathered at the Palace of Culture.
The Prime Minister of the Crimea, Sergey Kunitsin, visited the celebration. The
chairman of National-and-cultural Association of Societies and Communities also
was there. The chairman of Azerbaijani community joined him. After the
ceremonious part, the concert of
young and mature actors of "Teselli" ensemble started . Actors from
the Crimean Tatar musical-and-drama theater also participated in the
celebration. Songs switched to
dances. There was a mood of joy and cheerfulness in the hall. Young participants
of Azerbaijani group "Gyandja" also showed their skills.
Leylya Alyadinova, "Golos Krima", #13(332),
24 March 2000, p.1.