Academician Says Almost All Peoples in Russian Federation are ‘Indigenous,’ Raising Questions about Special Legal Status of ‘Indigenous Numerically Small Peoples’

Academician Says Almost All Peoples in Russian Federation are ‘Indigenous,’ Raising Questions about Special Legal Status of ‘Indigenous Numerically Small Peoples’

Sunday, October 4, 2026

Academician Says Almost All Peoples in Russian Federation are ‘Indigenous,’ Raising Questions about Special Legal Status of ‘Indigenous Numerically Small Peoples’

Paul Goble


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Paul Goble’s 50 Windows on Eurasia / October 6, 2026

Paul Goble’s 50 Windows on Eurasia / October 6, 2026



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Paul Goble’s 50 Windows on Eurasia / August 23, 2026

Paul Goble’s 50 Windows on Eurasia / August 23, 2026


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Тайна смерти Нурдина Карафа: черкесские активисты требуют от России вернуть тело

Тайна смерти Нурдина Карафа: черкесские активисты требуют от России вернуть тело

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Circassian Young Man Nurdin Karaf Reportedly Killed Under Torture

Circassian Young Man Nurdin Karaf Reportedly Killed Under Torture

August 11, 2026

Concern and anger are growing among Circassians in the Caucasus and throughout the diaspora following reports concerning the death of Nurdin (Najmuddin) Karaf, a young Circassian man whose disappearance had attracted widespread attention within Circassian communities.


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Молодой черкес Нурдин Караф, по сообщениям, убит под пытками

Международный Черкесский Политический Комитет

Молодой черкес Нурдин Караф, по сообщениям, убит под пытками

11 / 8 / 2026

Беспокойство и гнев растут среди черкесов на Кавказе и во всей диаспоре после сообщений о смерти Нурдина (Наджмуддина) Карафа, молодого черкеса, исчезновение которого привлекло широкое внимание в черкесских общинах.


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FSB Tells Circassian Repatriant He’ll Be Sent to Fight and Die in Ukraine Unless He Stops Searching for His Son who Already had Been and was Killed There, ‘Kavkaz-Uzel’ Reports

FSB Tells Circassian Repatriant He’ll Be Sent to Fight and Die in Ukraine Unless He Stops Searching for His Son who Already had Been and was Killed There, ‘Kavkaz-Uzel’ Reports

Sunday, August 9, 2026

FSB Tells Circassian Repatriant He’ll Be Sent to Fight and Die in Ukraine Unless He Stops Searching for His Son who Already had Been and was Killed There, ‘Kavkaz-Uzel’ Reports

Paul Goble


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            Staunton, Aug. 7 – Kalid Qaraf, a Circassian repatriant from Syria who now lives in Kabardino-Balkaria, says he was called by the FSB and told he would be sent to fight in Ukraine unless he stopped searching for his son who had been and was killed there and talking about the travails of the Circassians inside Russia, according to Kavkaz-Uzel. Read more →

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