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#1763–1864 Russo–Circassian War

Russian ambassador to Turkey provokes anger over Circassian conquest comments

Circassian Genocide

Russian ambassador to Turkey provokes anger over Circassian conquest comments

Ambassador Aleksey Yerkhov said the Russian expulsion into Circassia and subsequent ethnic cleansing was a ‘beautiful legend’.

Russian ambassador to Turkey provokes anger over Circassian conquest comments

Circassian Genocide

Russian ambassador to Turkey provokes anger over Circassian conquest comments

Ambassador Aleksey Yerkhov said the Russian expulsion into Circassia and subsequent ethnic cleansing was a ‘beautiful legend’.

‘The Great Day of Unity’ vs ‘the tragedy of the genocide’: Kabardino-Balkaria’s contradictory public holidays

By Kazbek Tashev

‘The Great Day of Unity’ vs ‘the tragedy of the genocide’: Kabardino-Balkaria’s contradictory public holidays

‘The Great Day of Unity’ vs ‘the tragedy of the genocide’: Kabardino-Balkaria’s contradictory public holidays

‘The Great Day of Unity’ vs ‘the tragedy of the genocide’: Kabardino-Balkaria’s contradictory public holidays

By Kazbek Tashev