Historian and writer Oleksa Haivoronskyi dies in Crimea

Historian and writer Oleksa Haivoronskyi died in the temporarily occupied Crimea (Qirim).

This was reported by the Crimea SOS organisation.

He died following a long illness.

Oleksa Haivoronskyi researched the history of the peninsula, worked as a museum employee at the Bağçasaray Palace, and hosted historical programmes on the ATR TV channel.

He was also a screenwriter: he created the script for the first Crimean Tatar children's fairy tale, Hıdır Dede, researched the biography of Ismaiil Hasprinskyi for the film The Translator and the biography of Bekir Çoban-zade for the film The Way of the Dzhigit (in the North Caucasus and Central Asia a skilful and brave person - TN).

Haivoronskyi was the author of the book "The Country of Crimea" and created a two-volume book "Lords of the Two Continents" about Crimea (Qirim) in the 15th - 18th centuries.

The Crimean Tatars media outlet called him "a great friend of the Crimean Tatar people".