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keywords: Story of Italian migration into Crimea - Italian Association of Crimea - Italian origins – Kerch – World War II – deportation.

synthesis: Italian arrival at Kerch on the 1800's and 1900's–peasants and sailors - Italians from Apulia, Naples and Turin - grandfather was a sailor – good income for Italians – houses along the river – grandparents spoke both Italian and Russian – Italian cooking and tradition were maintained – Christian faith – Roman Catholic church at Kerch – Italian priest – currently at Kerch there lives about 150 Italians.  World War II – dates of Italian deportation from Kerch: Januray 26th and February 2nd, 1942 – Scope of the Italian Association of Crimea– The Italian return to Kerch in the 50's – the dangers on the loss of identity by the new generation of Crimean-Italians.  

subject biography: Born at Kech from parents of italian origins, Ippolita Colangelo and Eugenio Scogliarino. Currently she is the president of the Italian Association of Crimea.

THE ITALIANS OF CRIMEA
Information, video and tales about the Italian community emigrated to Crimea throughout the centuries.   (In Italian)