Circassian diaspora

Circassian protest on Times Square in 2011.

The day to remember the ‘forgotten genocide’

Culture

Between 5 million and 7 million Circassians live around the world, descendants of the native tribes expelled from the Caucasus in the 1860s by Russian Imperial forces. The recent Winter Olympics in their ancestral capital of Sochi angered Circassians, but it also brought them together. They aim to get Russia to recognize a right of return for Circassians. It’s a long shot, but these are not people known for giving up easily.

The Forgotten Circassian Nation

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