Long live #Circassians

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XUO1i7hvNQ&t=89s #russia #imperialism #genocide #circassia

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#Circassia #Thiaroye #memoire

« Il est constant qu'il est décédé le 1er décembre 1944 au camp de Thiaroye, victime de tirs de l'armée française dans le cadre d'une opération plus vaste de répression [...] Il est enjoint au ministre des armées de procéder à la modification de l'état signalétique et des services de M. D... A... pour faire apparaître sa date d'embarquement à Morlaix le 4 novembre 1944, dans un délai de trois mois à compter de la notification du présent arrêt. »

https://justice.pappers.fr/decision/d2ae32077d2ae2495bc8e06d46f39a67693377f1?q=rennes&tri=date

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on the contrary, i'm wondering if #finland is ready to take back #karelia and if #turkey can move into #circassia

what i'm telling you is that #russia is in serious decay on all topics

you are absolutely correct, now

but in 5, 10, 20 years?

Tuapse is famous for its stunning views

https://video.echelon.pl/videos/watch/9efd5e34-2af4-4153-ba30-f0e832219a25

#Ukraine Rada (parliament) has recognised 19th #genocide of #Circassia

The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s parliament, has recognised the Circassians’ right to self-determination and the 19th century genocide perpetrated against them by the Russian Empire, making Ukraine the second country to recognise the genocide after Georgia.

https://oc-media.org/ukraine-recognises-circassian-genocide/

This topic is close personally, as I’ve visited today’s Kabardino-Balkaria in #Russia hundreds of times and know plenty of Kabardian aka Circassian aka Cherkess people (who call themselves “Adyghe”, to make things more complicated). In the republic’s capital Nalchik there’s a monument dedicated to the Genocide but local authorities have been gradually restricting the window for the locals to commemorate the event, as the whole remembrance of Circassian genocide is at a stark contrast with official narrative of Russians “bringing civilisation” and smaller nations “joining” Russia rather than being simply decimated and then annexed.

https://oc-media.org/activists-commemorate-circassian-genocide-in-nalchik-despite-event-ban/

Lithuanian history tells us that #Circassia's independence is possible.

The Lithuanian nation, which remained under Muscovite occupation for more than 120 years (1795-1918), lost its national identity as a result of heavy Russification policies and completely forgot its native language except for a few villages far from the center. In such an environment, #Lithuania gained its independence as a result of only a few thinkers pointing the way to independence and managed to raise a generation with high national consciousness and whose native language was Lithuanian in just 20 years.

This national consciousness allowed the Lithuanian nation to preserve its culture, identity and language during the Nazi occupation that started with World War II and then the Soviet occupation that would last longer.

Today, Lithuania is an independent state that is a member of the EU and NATO with a population of 2,900,000 and a per capita national income exceeding 50,000 dollars.

As the Circassian Nation, there are many lessons to be learned from Lithuania's history and its struggle for freedom.

#UnitedCircassia #decolonizerussia

Fun fact: For centuries, Circassians have been part of the ruling elite in Egypt, tracing back to 1297. They originate from this region between Russia and Georgia called Abkhazia. They have a presence in Egypt to this day, like the Abaza (Arabic for Abkhaza) family

#history #Egypt #circassia