#circassian genocide

[crazysodomite]

its insane how you literally can't talk about the oppression caucasians face (what was the last time you read about the genocide or imperialist aggression caucasian people went through? actually?) without an american/westerner piping up with "umm... lol... you think White people are oppressed? lol"

Isn't it crazy how people use caucasian to make fun of white people while literally Completely erasing the struggles of a racialized group? Isn't it crazy how no one cares and people keep doing it without batting an eye? And isn't it crazy when you try to look up something about caucasians you get stupid ass articles about "are white people opressed or not? are white people entitled? are white people this or that?"

[chrysocomae]

A torchlight procession for the commemoration of the Circassian genocide.

[pauvrecamille]

[indecisiveavocado]

circassian day of mourning: resources

this is, if i have the executive function, going to be part of a series of posts about the circassian day of mourning. for now, let's start with the resources. All are English-language, unless otherwise noted. I have not individually vetted each of these; they may be somewhat inaccurate.

As a very short summary: every May 21 is the day of mourning for the dead and displaced of the Circassian genocide/Tsitsekun. In that genocide, perpetrated by the Russian empire in the mid-to-late 1800s against the indigenous Circassian people, 90-95 percent of the Circassian population was killed or fled as refugees. They also destroyed the independent country of Circassia. Some tribes were completely destroyed, with not a single member surviving. It was devastating. Today, Circassians predominantly live in Turkey, with some remaining in Russia and a large diaspora in other countries.

Websites

Learncircassian.com

Center for Circassian Studies

Circassianworld.com might be down on the main page at least. If so, try this mirror

Circassianworld.blogspot.com

Txyde: the visual memory of the Circassian people

Circassian voices blogspot

Justice for North Caucasus dot info (Yeah, I know a lot of these are dubious, don't worry, we'll get to more scholarly sources).

Articles/webpages

The Circassians - A Forgotten Genocide? PDF, ten pages.

It gained some attention due to the Sochi Olympics, as Sochi [look up Sci-Hub] is Circassian.

Discussion of Israeli Circassians, and a scholarly paper thereon

Circassians and the Politics of Genocide Recognition, PDF

The North Caucasus: Russia's Long Struggle to Subdue the Circassians, pdf, ninety-some pages

45-page account of Circassian literature

Reflections on the Caucasus, 36 pages

An overview of Circassia from the nineties

A brief History of Kabarda, 52 pages

The Birth of Modern Circassian Nationalism

Circassian re-immigration to the caucasus

Welcome, Not Welcome: The North Caucasian Diaspora’s Attempted Return to Russia since the 1960s, 26 pages

Books

The Circassian Genocide, Walter Richmond, 229 pages as a PDF, seems to be the scholarly work on the subject. Highly recommended.

A 796-page history in documents, as a PDF, of the Circassian genocide: https://www.adiga.com/assets/English.pdf

The Russian Conquest of the Caucasus, 1908 book by a British. Treat it with appropriate caution. The pdf is 599 pages.

Journals of a Residence in Circassia from 1837-39, two volumes, old and British-sounding author.

Life of Schamyl and Narrative of the Circassian war of Independence, 1800s, presumably non-Circassian author

From Tsar to Cheka, seemingly after the Circassian genocide but also seemingly by a Circassian

The Circassians: a Handbook (Anna's Archive)

The Circassians of Turkey (Anna's Archive)

Let Our Fame Be Great: Journeys Among the Defiant Peoples of the Caucasus, Anna's Archive

Empire of Refugees: North Caucasian Muslims and the Late Ottoman State, at Anna's Archive: pdf, epub

Bitter Choices: Loyalty and Betrayal in the Russian Conquest of the North Caucasus, Anna's Archive

198 page PDF bibliography

Please let me know if there are any major resources I have missed, or if any of the things I have listed are unreliable.

[d-dormant]

today, on 21st of may, we mourn and remember the victims of the caucasian war and of the circassian genocide.

in 1864, this day was marked by a military parade in honor of the victory in the battle of qbaada and the annexation of circassia by the russian empire.

i have a long twitter thread from last year where i gave a brief description of what happened, but mostly i tried to give a little insight into who my people are, to get the world to know what our culture is. it's in russian and i wonder if i should translate it.

[awesome-casuallyfamouscollector]

May 21 marks the anniversary of the Circassian genocide and exile. As a result of the Russian empire's conquest of the Caucasus, up to 1.5 million Circassians were slaughtered or forced to flee. Since the 19th century, nothing has changed. The only choice given by the Russians to the conquered peoples is forced assimilation or genocide. Source: Defense of Ukraine

[russianreader]

Circassian Day of Mourning (May 21)

On the day of the end of the Russian-Caucasian war of 1763–1864, on the day of memory and sorrow of the Circassians, we publish another album-manifesto from Jrpjej. In addition to music, the album is accompanied by a pdf-zine with our reflection on Circassian songs of the 20th century and their relevance today “Sefitse” is a line from the song “Quedzoqo Tole Tsiku.” In the Adyghe language, “se”…

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[spooookyalpacaa]

We will never forget, we will never forgive.