Russian laws and regulations is not required after each article which may signify that national minorities are entitled to more freedom than before .
Interviews
Ten interviews have been conducted . Nine interviews were conducted in Russian and one in Armenian . All of the interviewees were Armenians from Crimea . Three of them have been living in Crimea since the Soviet times , four since the nineties and three moved to Crimea after the events of 2014 . They have different backgrounds , and are from different age groups , which helped to gain insight from different angles . During the interviews , a number of interesting and useful facts have been identified . Evidence that was collected ranges from sociopolitical issues of the Crimean Armenians to their daily initiatives and personal stories .
Consolidation
One of the dominant themes derived from the interviews concerns the issue of the consolidation of Crimean Armenians into a united community . Almost all of the interviewees mentioned that during the Soviet period there were very few Armenians left in Crimea after the 1944 deportation . The community was almost non-existent and there was a risk of closing the book on the centuries-long history of the Armenian community in Crimea . According to one of the interviewees “ in fact , until 1989 , the Crimean Armenians were not particularly active . Moreover , there was no community as such . There were several families who ended up here for work , and they knew each other . But to say that there was a Crimean Armenian community in a sense , we should not , because all the Armenians of Crimea were deported in 1944 .” According to another interviewee who has been residing in Crimea since Soviet times , “ At the time of my arrival in Crimea [ 70s , 80s ] there were very few Armenians here , but they were all very respected . All directors , honoured doctors , kolkhoz chairmen , moreover , all eminent , not just ordinary people . There were a few of them , dozens and a bit more , maybe dozens of ordinary Armenians as well but that was all . We were few , but nevertheless we all knew each other and kept in touch ”. Moreover , according to another interviewee , “ Armenians were not allowed to register here , that is , a person on his own could not come and register . Armenians and other peoples who were deported did not have the opportunity to enter higher educational institutions . They were on the list of those whom it was not desirable to accept ”. The interviewee added that “ Despite the fact that the main postulate , the slogan of Soviet power was the friendship of
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