1967 Decree of the PVS of the USSR on the Crimean Tatars

50 years ago, on September 5, 1967, the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR "On citizens of Tatar nationality living in Crimea" was issued. It noted that "the facts of active cooperation with the German invaders of a certain part of the Tatars living in Crimea were unreasonably attributed to the entire Tatar population of Crimea", and ordered "to cancel the relevant decisions of state bodies in the part that contained groundless accusations against citizens of Tatar nationality living in Crimea".

At the same time, the decree stated that "the Tatars, who previously lived in the Crimea, took root in the territory of the Uzbek and other union republics, they enjoy all the rights of Soviet citizens, take part in public and political life, are elected deputies of the Supreme Soviets and local Soviets of working people's deputies, work in responsible positions in Soviet, economic and party bodies, radio broadcasts are conducted for them, a newspaper is published in their native language, and other cultural events are carried out. Thus, the Crimean Tatars, who were not recognized as a nation, were also denied the right to return to Crimea.