Saturday, May 15, 2021
Circassians Debate Plans in Advance of May 21st Anniversary
Paul Goble
Staunton, May 13 – A week from now, Circassians in the homeland and around the world will mark the anniversary of the expulsion of their ancestors from the North Caucasus by Russian forces in 1864, an action that almost all of them believe was an act of genocide that must be recognized and to the extent possible reversed.
Last year, Circassians could not hold the public meetings that have become the hallmark of this date in their community. Instead, they had to conduct these sessions virtually, something that had the welcome effect of expanding ties between the half million Circassians in the North Caucasus and the millions more abroad (windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2020/04/circassians-mull-how-to-mark-may-21.html). Read more
