Cossacks Vastly More Diverse than Putin Regime Acknowledges

Monday, January 7, 2019

Cossacks Vastly More Diverse than Putin Regime Acknowledges

Paul Goble

Staunton, January 7 – Reflecting its general impulse to homogenize and control all aspects of life in Russia and relying on the ignorance of many in that country and elsewhere about Russian history and Russian realities, the Putin regime has been promoting an image of the Cossacks that is wildly at variance with the rich and diverse tapestry of their national life. Read more

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Deportation and Return of Vainakh Peoples Continue to Cast a Dark Shadow on the North Caucasus

Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Deportation and Return of Vainakh Peoples Continue to Cast a Dark Shadow on the North Caucasus

Paul Goble

Staunton, January 9 – Sixty-two years ago today, Moscow allowed the Chechens and Ingush it had deported to Central Asia 13 years earlier, actions that continue to cast a dark shadow on the two Vainakh nations and their relationship with each other and with Moscow, Mairbek Vachagayev says.  Read more

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