Most of all during Ramadan, Crimean Tatars craved not food or drink, but smoking! This was noted by the geographer Gustav Radde, who visited Crimea in the mid-19th century. Scientists and travelers admired the fortitude and endurance of the local population during the holy fast.
Based on materials from the blog The QIRIM and the book «Crimean Tatars» by G. Radde.
