This spring, two tragedies hit Ilmi Umerov in one week. First his father died suddenly after a short illness. Then his homeland of Crimea was wrenched from Ukraine and absorbed by Russia.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
The Telegraph: Despair and euphoria in Crimea six months after Russian annexation
Crimean Tatar muslims pray in the Great Khan Mosque on the first day of the Eid al-Adha (Kurban Bayram) in the city of Bakhchisaray on Oct. 4, 2014.
