Liam O'Mara IV, PhDFeb 23
The #Vainakh peoples of the #NorthCaucasus were subject to #genocide from #ThisDayInHistory in 1944. The USSR forcibly deported the #Chechen & #Ingush to Central Asia and up to 200,000 were lost. They could not return to their lands until 1957, as acts of #Stalin were undone.
Show threadSamira VerheesFeb 7
It has a lovely inside sleeve and booklet as well ♥️ #ored #caucasus #northcaucasus #circassian #circassianmusic
Samira VerheesFeb 7
Recently switched from spotify to cd's and mp3's, and purchased this album with field recordings of Circassian and other Caucasian music. I've said this before, but I wish more projects like Ored existed in the North Caucasus. You can listen to the album here:
https://tal-label.bandcamp.com/album/music-from-the-caucasus-the-archive-of-ored-recordings-2013-2023 #caucasus #northcaucasus #circassian #circassianmusic
Radio Free Europe/Radio LibertyJan 16

Teenage Son Of Kremlin-Backed Chechen Leader Hospitalized After Car Accident, Sources Say

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.rferl.org/a/chechnya-kadyrov-russia-car-accident/33651448.html

Plazi SpeciesJan 16

#NewSpecies!
New middle miocene fish from #northcaucasus just came in:

Caprovesposus daniltshenkoi

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03993C04-FFD5-B01F-FF6A-AD1CF1AAFD66
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5719.1.6
#Zootaxa #CaprovesposusDaniltshenkoi

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #fish #TeamFish #fishfriday #ichthyology #fossils #fossilfriday #paleo #paleontology #miocene

Radio Free Europe/Radio LibertyDec 5

Ukraine Appears To Hit Russia's Grozny As Kyiv Seeks Answers From US On Kremlin Peace Talks

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.rferl.org/a/grozny-drone-explosions-follow-us-ukraine-efforts-on-russia-peace-proposal/33613712.html

Radio Free Europe/Radio LibertyNov 23

Chechnya's New Restrictions On Women's Fashion Are About Control, Not Tradition, Critics Say

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.rferl.org/a/chechyna-russia-ban-clothing-tradition-women-/33597237.html

Kyiv Independent Daily HeadlinesOct 1

Wednesday, October 1, 2025

As US mulls Tomahawks for Ukraine, here's how they could be used against Russia -- Classic false-flag operation: Kyiv denounces Russian allegations of Ukrainian provocations in Poland -- Zelensky warns of 'critical' situation at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant after week long outage -- We asked 5 young Ukrainians why they chose to go to war ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/10/wednesday-october-1-2025/

Paria sans portefeuilleMay 24, 2025

"Between the 1850s and World War I, about one million #NorthCaucasianMuslims fled to the #OttomanEmpire. Some, like the #Circassians, ran from a Russian perpetrated genocide. Others, like #Chechens, #Dagestanis, and others the violence of #RussianColonization."

#EurasianKnot welcomes #VladimirHamedTroyansky to discuss his book #EmpireOfRefugees

https://www.euraknot.org/muslim-refugees-in-the-ottoman-empire/

#OttomanHistory #RussianHistory #colonialViolence #NorthCaucasus #CircassianGenocide #books @histodons @bookstodon @russia

LevkaJan 8, 2025

#Ukraine #NorthCaucasus

"Since July, multiple republics in the have been subjected to drone attacks. There has been limited official information about the attacks, and Ukraine has declined to claim responsibility."

https://oc-media.org/why-shouldnt-ukraine-take-revenge-russias-full-scale-war-comes-to-the-north-caucasus/

‘Why shouldn’t Ukraine take revenge?’: Russia’s full-scale war comes to the North Caucasus

Since July, multiple republics in the North Caucasus have been subjected to multiple drone attacks.

OC Media