#NorthCaucasus ranks lowest in #warlosses in #Russia
#ElizavetaChukharova
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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.
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Inside sleeve of a cd with a black and white picture of a mountain landscap, with some big rocks in front. Under it lies an open cd booklet with a color picture of a green mountain pasture with sheep, and an introductory text about the idea behind the album
It has a lovely inside sleeve and booklet as well ♥️ #ored #caucasus #northcaucasus #circassian #circassianmusic
Holotype of Caprovesposus daniltshenkoi, lateral view.
#NewSpecies!
New middle #miocene fish from #northcaucasus just came in:
Caprovesposus daniltshenkoi
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/03993C04-...
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
#Zootaxa #CaprovesposusDaniltshenkoi
#FAIRdata
#OA #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #fish #fossils #paleo
Information: Ironing iron - #Circassian 🍀 iron. A device from #Circassia 🍀 - #NorthCaucasus 🍀 to iron your clothes. Period of creation: Beginning of the 20th century. Place of creation: #Krasnoaleksandrovsky II village, #Lazarevsky district. #Sochi. 🍀 Reference Link: https://vk.com/wall9507816_1427
Information:
Ironing iron - #Circassian 🍀 iron.
A device from #Circassia 🍀 - #NorthCaucasus 🍀 to iron your clothes.
Period of creation: Beginning of the 20th century.
Place of creation:
#Krasnoaleksandrovsky II village, #Lazarevsky district. #Sochi. 🍀
Reference Link:
vk.com/wall9507816_...
Yet, its wars against Russian rule remain largely overlooked. #Chechnya #Russia #NorthCaucasus
Despite being part of Russia, it is ethnically, culturally, and religiously distinct. With a 93% ethnic Chechen population, it has resisted foreign dominance for centuries. #Ethnicity #ChechenIdentity
Argun, Chechnya. 2017 © Kirill Kudryavtsev
#photography #Russia #NorthCaucasus #Chechnya
Torgim, an Ingush village in the Assi valley that was thriving in the 16th and 17th centuries. © Alexander Polyakov
#photography #Russia #NorthCaucasus #Ingushetia
Grozny. © Elena Afonina
#SovietVisuals #photography #Russia #Chechnya #NorthCaucasus
A woman walks through the ruins of Palace Square. Grozny. 1995 © Leo Erken
#photography #Russia #NorthCaucasus #Chechnya #blackandwhite
At the base of warlord Ruslan Labazanov a woman inquires after her lost son. Argun. 1994 © Leo Erken
#photography #Russia #NorthCaucasus #Chechnya #blackandwhite
Survivors of the Samashki massacre. Women and children took flight after an infamous massacre. Russian troops are accused of destroying the village by torching houses, pillaging, raping and executing civilians. 1995 © Stanley Greene
#photography #Russia #NorthCaucasus
A refugee camp in Ingushetia. 2000. © Stanley Greene
#photography #Russia #NorthCaucasus