Usein Bodaninsky

Usein Bodaninsky (December 1, 1877 – April 17, 1938) was Crimean Tatar historian, artist, art critic, and ethnographer, the first director of the Bakhchisaray Palace Museum. Full name in Russian style: Usein Abdrefievich Bodainsky (Russian: Усеи́н Абдрефи́евич Бодани́нский); in Crimean Tatar language: Üsein Abdurefi oğlu Bodaninskiy, Усеин Абдурефи огълу Боданинский. His surname is of Russian-language toponymic derivation and means "from Bodana". 'Üsein' is a variant of 'Hussein'.

Usein was born in Crimea, in the village Badana (Bodana) of Simferopol uyezd (district), Taurida Governorate, Russian Empire, now Perovo (Simferopol District).

In 1937 he was arrested, accused on nationalist anti-Soviet activities, and shot without trial, speedily charged according to Stalin's shooting lists, together with a number of other prominent representatives of Crimean Tatar culture: Асан Сабри Айвазов, Якуб Аблямитов, Якуб Азизов, Осман Акчокраклы, Рамазан Александрович, Ягъя Байрашевский, Джафер Гафаров, Керим Джемалединов, Сулейман Идрисов, Ибраим Исмаилов, Абдулла Лятиф-заде, Февзи Мусаниф, Мамут Недим, Абдураим Самединов, Ильяс Тархан, Сервер Трупчу, Сеитджелиль Хаттатов, Билял Чагар, etc.