Bratske, Crimea
Geography
The settlement is situated in the southern part of Crimea's northern Krasnoperekopsk district and 17 km southeast of the district capital of Krasnoperekopsk. The closest regional center is Pervomaiske, which is located 14 km to the southwest.
History
The settlement was mentioned for the first time in the year of 1784 and was mostly inhabited by Crimean Tatars and ethnic Germans, which arrived in the mid-1840s. After both groups were ethnically cleansed from the region in the early 1940s, Ukrainian and Russian settlers from mainland Ukraine and Russia started to populate the village. Following the Revolution of Dignity in 2014, unmarked Russian troops started to occupy the Crimean peninsula. After conducted a highly disputed referendum, which was vastly considered to be a sham vote, the entirety of Autonomous Republic of Crimea was incorporated into the Russian Federation, although the annexation remains internationally unrecognized.
Demographics
As of Ukraine's national census in 2001, Bratske counted a population of 1,160 people. Most inhabitants speak Ukrainian as their primary language, while Russian and Crimean Tatar are spoken by large minorities. The exact linguistic composition of the village was as follows:
References
- ^ Birrell, Ian (17 March 2014). "Crimea's referendum was a sham display of democracy". The Guardian.
- ^ "Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України". socialdata.org.ua.
- ^ "Трехверстовая карта Крыма ВТД 1865-1876. Лист XXXII-12-c" (in Russian).
- ^ "Указ Президиума ВС СССР от 28.08.1941 № 21/160". www.ru.wikisource.org (in Russian).
- ^ Birrell, Ian (17 March 2014). "Crimea's referendum was a sham display of democracy". The Guardian.
- ^ "General Assembly Adopts Resolution Calling upon States Not to Recognize Changes in Status of Crimea Region". www.press.un.org.
- ^ "Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України". socialdata.org.ua.