Tatar poet Sagit Suncheley and Crimea in the early 1920s

Abstract

The article tells about the life and work of the Tatar poet Sagit Suncheley (1888–1937), it is written on the basis of his ego-documents. He lived in the Crimea in 1919–1924, was a witness to historical events and a participant in the Soviet cultural construction. His letters and diaries, literary and journalistic works illustrate the everyday life of the Crimean population during the Civil War, including the life of a Soviet nomenklatura worker. In addition, these ego-documents supplement information about the work of the Tatar departments of Soviet institutions in the Crimean ASSR.