Announcement to Circassian Nation against ICA manipulations, Jan30, 2023
To the attention of Circassian People!
Announcement to Circassian Nation against ICA manipulations, Jan30, 2023
Imperialism
Circassian Diaspora Counters FSB Penetration Efforts by Setting Up New National Organization
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Circassian Diaspora Counters FSB Penetration Efforts by Setting Up New National Organization
Paul Goble
The Required Unified Circassian Action
The dissolution of the Russian Federation is a far less dangerous than leaving it ruled by criminals
The dissolution of the Russian Federation is a far less dangerous than leaving it ruled by criminals
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By Anna Fotyga
January 27, 2023
Paul Goble’s 50 Windows on Eurasia January 15, 2023
The benefits of Russia’s coming disintegration
The benefits of Russia’s coming disintegration
The West made a grave mistake when it assumed the collapse of Soviet communism meant the end of Russian imperialism.
Russia Expanding Cossack Military Presence
Russia Expanding Cossack Military Presence
Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 20 Issue: 5
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The ongoing illegal invasion of Ukraine has created many changes in Russian society, one of which is the continued expansion of the Cossack movement. Two recent changes highlight this process: First, the creation of a new Cossack host (voiska) in Russia looks to be on the verge of realization (see EDM, October 17, 2022; September 12, 2022; July 25, 2022). Voiska—a term which translates either as “host” or “army”—are the main regional (but not oblast- or raion-level) organizational structures of the movement, which have been coordinated by a central office in Moscow since 2018. The number of Cossack hosts in Russia has steadily increased, with 10 regional movements by the end of the 1990s. The Central Cossack Host, which includes Moscow, was added in 2007, and one was created in annexed Crimea in 2015. Now discussion has begun about creating a Northwestern Cossack Host, which 70 Cossacks voted in favor of at a recent meeting of the All-Russian Cossack Society (VsKO). Read more