Krasnodar Krai
Circassians detained in Krasnodar Krai for traditional dancing in the street
Police and Cossacks detained four tourists for dancing lezginka — a traditional Caucasian dance — in a public space on 13 August, in the city of Gelendzhik, Krasnodar Krai. Three have now been released while the fourth is being held for ‘violating public order’. The incident occurred on the the resort city’s crowded promenade, when a group of young people from Kabardino-Balkaria began dancing lezginka to the applause of passersby. A Cossack patrol then approached with the whips and disp
