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The Circassian question: Russian colonial history in the Caucasus and a case of "long-distance nationalism"
Die Tscherkessen-Frage: russische Kolonialgeschichte im Kaukasus und ein aktueller Fall von "long distance nationalism"
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Abstract On 21 May 2014 Circassians all over the world marked the 150th anniversary of the expulsion of their ancestors from their North Caucasian homeland. The links between this unresolved legacy of Russian colonial history and President Putin's prestigious Winter Olympics in Sochi have reinvigorated Circa... view more
On 21 May 2014 Circassians all over the world marked the 150th anniversary of the expulsion of their ancestors from their North Caucasian homeland. The links between this unresolved legacy of Russian colonial history and President Putin's prestigious Winter Olympics in Sochi have reinvigorated Circassian activism. While different objectives and methods coexist within the movement, the demand for acknowledgement of the wrongs inflicted on their forebears is shared by both the remaining Circassian population in the North Caucasus and Russia (about 700,000) and the worldwide diaspora (several million). What challenges does this present for Russia? (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
remigration; coming to terms with the past; Caucasus region; autonomy; Russia; population group; political conflict; genocide; ethnic group; diaspora; international organization; policy of recognition; minority; national identity
Classification
Ethnology, Cultural Anthropology, Ethnosociology
Free Keywords
Russische Föderation; Nordkaukasien (Russische Föderation); Ethnische Bevölkerungsgruppe/Volksgruppe; Tscherkessen; Politische Forderungen; Genozid; Autonomiebewegung; Bedeutung/Rolle; Kolonialgeschichte
Document language
English
Publication Year
2014
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
4 p.
Series
SWP Comment, 37/2014
ISSN
1861-1761
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications