«Our political life, which was cut short a century and a half ago, is truly being reborn» — on November 26 (December 9), 1917, the 1st Kurultai of the Crimean Tatar people opened. Let’s imagine the day when the national congress opened. According to eyewitnesses, Bakhchisarai was transformed during these days: the coffee houses of the capital of the khans were overcrowded, political topics and plans for the future of Crimea were discussed everywhere. The Kurultai was held in Khansarai after the midday prayer in Khan-jami, which had not seen so many people even on holidays.