Bakhchisaray Lesson plan, take two

There was recently a misunderstanding about a post I wrote regarding a Russian lesson in which my teacher had me find and re-read some sentences of a Russian language version of a Crimean Tatar legend.  While I did not explicitly state it in the post at the time, I considered the information she gave me in that lesson to be quite a narrow and one-sided view of history, and did not personally agree with it.  In the post, I wanted to talk about different views of history and how they retain importance in today's Crimea.  Unfortunately I didn't do a particularly good job of articulating this.  But the reason I said the lesson was interesting was because I learned something about my teacher and her perspectives, not because I was persuaded by that particular reading of history.  I am glad to have a dialogue about this and other posts, and encourage readers to discuss my posts in the comments whether they be in agreement, disagreement, or indifference!