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Karachay-Cherkessia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In May of 1999 Karachay-Cherkessia conducted its first ever free regional presidential election. In 1943, Karachay Autonomous Oblast was abolished and the Karachay population was deported to Siberia because of their alleged collaboration with the Nazis. The main ethnic groups of the republic, apart from a sizeable Russian population (33.6%), are the Turkic Karachay (38.5%), Circassians (11.3%), who speak a Caucasian language, and Abazins. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Karachay-Cherkessia   (542 words)

FRCC: 47. Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia Of the population, 42.4% are Russians, 31.2% Karachay, 9.7% Cherkess, 6.6% Abaz, 3.2% Nogay, and 1.5% Ukrainians. www.finruscc.fi /en/a/481/k481.htm   (126 words)

ecoi.net - Focus countries » Russian Federation » Specific groups and issues (Karachais) Karachay have perceived themselves as victims of prejudicial treatment, particularly with respect to entrance to universities and employment. Karachay identify themselves according to the clan/canyon where they live (four clan groups) rather than with the whole ethnic group. The Karachay came under Russia's control in 1828 and many left for Turkey after the land reform of the 1870s which gave the Karachay land to tsarist officials. www.ecoi.net /doc/en/RU/content/5/75-136   (1709 words)

Kommersant - Russia's Daily Online The first studies of the history of Karachay, Cherkessian, Abazian, and Nogai literature were generated through the efforts of A.N. Karaeva (Candidate of Philology), L.A. Bekizova (Doctor of Philology), V.B. Tugov (Candidate of Philology), and Sh.A. Kurmangulova. The original inhabitants make up 40.9% of the population of the republic; they include Karachays (31.2% or 129 400 people) and Cherkessians (9.7% or 40 200 people; also known historically as Circassians). The activities of the institute are based on the study of the historical and modern-day state of scientific and cultural development of the peoples of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic. www.kommersant.com /tree.asp?rubric=5&node=442&doc_id=-98   (2015 words)

GeoNative - Karatxai-Txerkesia - Abaza - Nogai Apparently, they are the dominant people now in the republic and non Karachay groups (Russians and Cherkes united) have asked for the return of the republic to the administrative control of the Stavropol region. The Karachays are one of the peoples deported by Stalin in 1944 (they returned in 1954). The Karachay are an Turkic and Islamic people numbering approximately 148,000 (1995 estimate). www.geocities.com /Athens/9479/ka-txer.html   (587 words)

Karachay-Cherkessia In 1943 the oblast was liquidated and the Karachays deported to various parts of Central Asia and Kazakhstan. In 1926 it was divided into the Karachayev Autonomous Oblast and a Circassian Autonomous Okrug, the latter being raised to the status of the Cherkess Autonomous Oblast in 1928. Republic in the southwestern Russian Federation, part of Stavropol territory; area 14,100 sq km/5,444 sq mi; population (1996) 436,000 (46% urban) (42% Russian, 31% Karachay). www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0045746.html   (227 words)

Circassia  The Karachay and Balkars, who speak a Turkic language and can also be seen as one people took also part in the struggle against the Russian invasion and accordingly suffered from the consequences of the final defeat in 1864. Consequently the Karachay National Oblast and the Balkar part of the Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria was abolished. During the Second World War the Karachay-Balkars were accused by Stalin of collaboration with the invading German Nazi Armies and for this reason first the Karachays in November 1943 and Balkars in March 1944 were deported, along with the Chechens, Ingush, Volga Germans, Meskhetians, Kalymuks and the Crimean Tartars, to the steppes of Central Asia. www.unpo.org /member.php?arg=18   (2291 words)

Canada and the World Backgrounder: Focus: central Asia and the former Soviet Union: facts for students and educators A Karachay okrug (national area) was formed within Soviet Russia in 1920, and the Karachay-Cherkess Autonomous Oblast (District) was established in January 1922. The Karachay ethnic group probably developed from the fusion of local Caucasians with the Bulgars and Kipchak Turks during the 9th through 12th centuries. In 1943, Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin exiled the Karachay to Central Asia because, he claimed, they were helping the German invaders during World War II (1939-1945). www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3695/is_199710/ai_n8772885/pg_14   (1302 words)

Karachay-Cherkessia En 1943, Karachay Oblast autónomo fue suprimido y deportaron a la población de Karachay a Siberia debido a su colaboración alegada con los alemanes. Cuando Vladimir Semyonov, un Karachay, ganó la elección sobre Stanislav Derev, un Cherkess, había protestas al lado de los partidarios de Derev, con alegaciones extensas del fraude. Estuvo partido en Karachay districto nacional autónomo de Oblast y de Cherkess de abril el 26 de 1926. www.yotor.net /wiki/es/ka/KarachayCherkessia.htm   (444 words)

Karachay-Cherkessia (Russia) The Karachay and Circassian languages are very closely related to Balkar and Kabardian respectively. In 1920, the Bolsheviks set up the Mountain Autonomous Soviet Republic in the north Caucasus, which included the lands of the Cherkess (Circassians) and Karachay, but 2 years later this fell apart and a separate Karachay-Cherkess region was established. In 1926, this was further subdivided, and the two peoples had their own regions. www.fotw.net /flags/ru-kc.html   (601 words)

Karachay-Cherkess Republic In 1943 the Karachay, accused of collaborating with the Germans in World War II, were deported to Siberia, and their autonomous region was abolished. The Karachay are Turkic-speaking Muslims who arrived in the region in the 14th cent. The largest ethnic groups in the population are Russians (40%), Karachay (31%), and Cherkess (10%). www.teachervision.fen.com /ce6/world/A0827060.html   (293 words)

Untitled Contrary to claims that fighting in Karachay-Cherkessia signals the collapse of the Caucasus, fighting will be contained in the republic itself. Given their upper hand, the Karachay are likely to pursue legitimate measures, if even only to maintain the status quo. The bombings of president-elect Semyonov aides’ homes are an open provocation to the Karachay, timed to disrupt negotiations. www.rd.dgu.ru /enews6.html   (388 words)

Caucasian Knot : News The part of the Karachai people supporting the active president of the Republic of Karachaevo-Cherkessia Vladimir Semyonov arranges meetings of protest against the first round results of the presidential election in the republic and demands to put out Mustafa Batdyev from the election race. Despite the nationalities of presidential contenders in the second round of the elections in the Republic of Karachaevo-Cherkessia did not suggest any conflicts (a Karachai Mustafa Batdyev, a half-Russian and a half-Karachai Vladimir Semyonov), still some national overtones could be heard at some appearances during the last pre-election days. Lawsuit on cancellation of first round results of presidential election in Karachaevo-Cherkessia was withdrawn (30/8/2003) eng.kavkaz.memo.ru /news?srch_section1=engnews&srch_section2=engkarachaevo   (1506 words)

Caucasus Times Participants in the survey were mainly representatives of the intelligentsia, students, employees, workers and pensioners - members of the different ethnic groups that constitute the population of Karachay-Cherkessia (Abazins, Karachays, Nogays, Russians, Circassians). Two versions of a reply were allowed for some of the questions. www.caucasustimes.com /article.asp?language=1&id=6406   (949 words)

Visit Siberia Ltd. :: Russia inside :: Karachaevo-Cherkessia republic Live (%): Russian 42.4, Karachay 31.2, Cherkes 9.7, Abazin 6.6, Nogay 3.1. The population: 439.7 thousand man (0.30 % from Russian Federation, 75th place in Russian Federation, 01.01.1998) Density of the population - 31.2 men on square km. visitsiberia.com /russia/region.php?r=9   (171 words)

THE MIDDLE EAST HANDBOOK - PEOPLE GROUPS The Karachay were converted to Islam by the Kabardinians in the eighteenth century, but many Shamanist practices and beliefs remain. North Caucasian Turkic people related to the Karachays. Their language, Karaim, is still spoken around Vilnius and Panevezys in Lithuania, in the southern Ukraine near Lutsk and Galich and in the Crimea around Eupatoria. www.angelfire.com /az/rescon/MEHBKPPL.html   (10436 words)

[HIMC] [EWNC] The World Heritage Site "'West Caucasus" in Russia is in Danger! And now a much more dangerous threat of road construction through the Caucasian Reserve is coming from Karachay -Circassian Republic authorities. So Karachay - Circassia leaders have been designing the Cherkessk - Adler highway since 2001. But the only direct way from Karachay-Circassia to the Russia's Black Sea coast lies through the Caucasian Reserve. lists.indymedia.org /pipermail/imc-houston/2005-January/0107-tu.html   (843 words)

KARACHAY NOTE: Karachay and Balkar are almost identical languages. Source: "Luka djazg'an Syyily Indjil" The Gospel of Luke in Karachay (1999) www.christusrex.org /www1/pater/JPN-karachay.html   (49 words)

Karachay-Balkar Travel Phrases Alternate names for Karachay-Balkar include Balkar, Karachay, Karachai, Karachayla, Karachaitsy, and Karacaylar www.travelphrases.info /languages/Karachay.htm   (21 words)

National and Ethnic - Caucasus Mountains Region Karachai-Cherkessia [The Karachai-Cherkess Autonomous Province of Stavropol Region of Russia; Self Proclaimed Karachai-Cherkess Republic of the Russian Federation] or Karachay, Balkhar, or Cherkess sites Vladimir Magomedovich Semenov - President of Karachay- Cherkess Republic. Turkic ethnic groups: Karachays, Balkars, Nogays, Kumyks, and Azeri. learning.lib.vt.edu /slav/nat_ethnic_caucasus.html   (2444 words)

Agency hints at reason for government dismissal in Russia's Karachay - Gateway To Russia - News From Russia Agency hints at reason for government dismissal in Russia's Karachay - Gateway To Russia - News From Russia Agency hints at reason for government dismissal in Russia's Karachay The site is created and administrated by Expert Group within the framework of contract with the Financial Times www.gateway2russia.com /st/art_265172.php   (258 words)

Russian Administrative divisions 17 Oct 1991 Republic of Karachay proclimed by Karachay. 26 Apr 1926 Divided into the Karachay Autonomous Oblast and www.worldstatesmen.org /Russian_republics.htm   (3069 words)

Welcome to the Caucasus! Karachay-Cherkessiya - Circassia : Cherkessk (Russia - Rusya - Russland) - President Mustafa Batdyev (Karachai) geocities.com /ai320/caucasus.htm   (3763 words)

MAR Data Chronology for Karachay in Russia The head of Karachay -Cherkessia, Vladimir Semenov, formally announced that the new bodies of power in Karachay -Cherkessia were being formed on the basis of equal representation for all ethnic groups populating the republic, but that personnel was not selected according to their ethnicity and personal loyalty. The Russian Supreme Court had ruled that Semenov's election as head of Karachay -Cherkessia was lawful. Instead, the Cherkess and Abaza deputies and members of the republic's government attended the third united congress of the deputies of all levels and ethnic socio- political movements of the Russian Cossacks, Cherkesses, Abazaz and other peoples of Karachay-Cherkessia. www.cidcm.umd.edu /inscr/mar/chronology.asp?groupId=36511   (3763 words)

Cherkessia Definition / Cherkessia Research Circassia, additionally known as Cherkessia, is a region in Caucasia, in the Karachay-CherkessiaThe Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia (Russian: Карача́ево-Черке́сская респу́блика, or, less formal, Карача́ево-Черке́ссия) is a federal subject of the Russian Federation (a republic). www.elresearch.com /Cherkessia   (3763 words)

MAR Data Chronology for Karachay in Russia Its aim was to protect citizens' safety, preserve the integrity of Karachay-Cherkessia and prevent any violations of the rights and liberties of its inhabitants A Moscow newspaper decried the decree as a violation of the Russian Federation Constitution. The congress of the Cherkess, Abazin and Russian people of Karachay- Cherkessia adopted a resolution calling for Cherkess autonomy to be restored. Abazin and Cherkess ethnic public and political movements in Karachay- Cherkessia, had proclaimed autonomy for the Cherkess areas about two months before. www.cidcm.umd.edu /inscr/mar/chronology.asp?groupId=36511   (3763 words)

Circassia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Historically it comprised of the coast and most of the interior of the current Krasnodar Territory but now only refers to a portion of the Karachay-Cherkessia Republic of the Russian Federation. Circassia, also known as Cherkessia in Russian, is a region in Caucasia. Over US$240,000 has been donated since the drive began on 19 August. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Circassia   (3763 words)

Wael - Circassians The Balkars and the Karachay belong to the same overall Turkic group, although the latter live in the Republic of Karachayevo-Cherkessia immediately west of Kabardino-Balkaria on the north slope of the Caucasus Mountains. The Cherkess and the Karachay were reunited when the latter were returned from exile in 1957. The Cherkess converted to Islam after contacts with Crimean Tatars and Turks; the Karachay are an Islamic Turkic group. www.geocities.com /wtoghuj/adiga.html   (3763 words)

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