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Podcast | Ukraine’s recognition of the Circassian Genocide
OC Media’s Yousef Bardouka and Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko discuss Ukraine’s recognition of the Circassian Genocide.
1763–1864 Russo–Circassian War
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Circassian Genocide
Ukraine recognises Circassian Genocide
Ukraine is the second country to recognise the Circassian Genocide after Georgia.
1763–1864 Russo–Circassian War
Russian ambassador to Turkey provokes anger over Circassian conquest comments
Russia’s ambassador to Turkey has caused outrage among Circassian groups after suggesting that the late 19th-century conquest of historic Circassia and subsequent genocide was a ‘beautiful legend’ which was, in reality, a defensive act on the part of the Russian Empire. Ambassador Aleksey Yerkhov was speaking in an interview with Russian state-owned news site Sputnik on 13 February about the prospects for Russian-Turkish relations. He said that the understanding of the 1763–1864 Russo–Circa
1763–1864 Russo–Circassian War
‘The Great Day of Unity’ vs ‘the tragedy of the genocide’: Kabardino-Balkaria’s contradictory public holidays
On 8 September, Kabardino-Balkaria celebrated the ‘460th anniversary of its voluntary entry’ into Russia. While the Northwest Caucasus — including what is now Kabardino-Balkaria — was conquered by Russia in the 19th century, this false narrative now serves as a loyalty test for local political elites. Conflicting narratives There are two important anniversaries Kabardino-Balkaria marks every year. One is a huge celebration with extensive state funding, while the second is marked m
