The Circassian question: Russian colonial history in the Caucasus and a case of "long-distance nationalism"

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 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)

Alternative title
Die Tscherkessen-Frage: russische Kolonialgeschichte im Kaukasus und ein aktueller Fall von "long distance nationalism"
Location
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
Online-Ressource, 4 S.
Language
Englisch
Notes
Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet

Bibliographic citation
SWP Comment ; Bd. 37/2014

Classification
Politik

Event
Veröffentlichung
(where)
Berlin
(when)
2014
Creator
Contributor
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit

URN
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-400648
Rights
Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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Associated

  • Halbach, Uwe
  • Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit

Time of origin

  • 2014

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