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Post by moabiter on May 14, 2010 20:42:55 GMT -8
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Post by 1864 sochi on May 22, 2012 6:26:38 GMT -8
The Forgotten Circassian Nation By Julia Barton ⋅ May 21, 2012 The Circassians tribes of the North Caucasus were once a romantic subject for British and French writers. Alexandre Dumas and others were rapturous about Circassians’ tall sheepskin hats, their horsemanship and their code of honor; less so about the way Circassians sold their sons and daughters to Ottoman slave-traders. Still, the world had other things on its mind besides Circassians by 1864. That’s when the Russian Imperial Army made a final push to slaughter the war-like tribes of the Caucasus. Some Circassians survived abroad, and May 21st is when their descendants commemorate what they say is a forgotten genocide. Their voices have gotten louder as Russia prepares to host the Winter Olympics in Sochi—a city on the Black Sea that Circassians such as Zack Barsik say should be long to them. www.theworld.org/2012/05/circassian-nation/
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Post by clone on May 2, 2013 8:37:32 GMT -8
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