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Travels in Circassia, Krim Tartary, Etcetera 

by Edmund Spencer, Esq. (originally published in 1837)

Part 1

AMONG THE CRIMEAN TARTARS

. . . The shades of night had just set in as we arrived at a considerable Tartar village, called Kokkos, where we were most hospitably entertained by a rich mourza, who slew a young kid for the occasion, and treated us, in addition, with several other eastern delicacies. There were the never-failing pilaff, the chichlik and kefti, together with tarts and preserved fruits of various kinds. Our beds were also those common to the children of the East - mattresses laid on the floor, with cushions and coverlets. The next morning, at day-break, our coffee and tchibouques were ready; and, after making another hearty meal, we recommenced our journey, not a little gratified with the kind reception of our hospitable host, and also with the extreme cleanliness of ...
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The Russian Partition And Annexation Policies For The North Caucasus

The Muscovites lead by Ivan the Terrible started their conquering, occupational, colonial and imperial wars and aggressions, more than 450 years ago, against all the regions and states around their concentration area in Europe and beyond, which continued through the rest of the Tsars historical era, through the Bolsheviks, and reaching to the present rulers of the so-called Federal Republic Of Russian. Unprovoked violations and hostiles were launched against the peaceful nations for controlling and dominating their destiny.

The Russian Federation of today is the guard and the responsible side of the stolen and confiscated rights and properties which lead to divisions, conquests and annexations. The invaded and occupied lands and territories of the occupied nations and states that Russians enslaved during the implementation of their imperial policies still suffer being under occupation of ...

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The world fiddles as the North Caucasus simmers

30.08.2005 - 00:49:13

An international working group must be created on the North Caucasus. The conventional wisdom that we can do nothing to tackle the problems of the North Caucasus must be challenged. It needs to happen before another Beslan turns the region into a full-scale conflagration.

This week, the one-year anniversary of the hostage siege and massacre of children and parents in the Beslan school gym is tinged with a specific sorrow; it could happen again.

The political situation in Russia´s North Caucasus region is dangerously unstable but few outside the region are paying attention.

Beslan was an especially depraved example of what has spread well beyond Chechnya.

Acts of intra-communal violence, brutal assassinations, explosions and armed clashes are the norm in places such as Dagestan ...

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Caucasus is not with me

We, Russians, are broad people (though Dostoevski would like to narrow, and I subscribe in such case). Nobody recollects any longer, why Russian empire needed Northern Caucasus. And it needed it as acquired Transcaucasia. And as wonderfull time has ended and Michael Saakashvili obviously is not going to play the role of the king which would become similar to legendary " such-and-such king at such-and-such year entrusted his people to Russia ", the value of Caucasus (if not for climbers) is getting rather problematic.

Azerbaijan also is not going to draw back, under the Kremlin wall: it has both a fish, and caviar, both petroleum, and sea bathings, and the western partners. Even poor Armenia will not go again under yoke, with Karabakh or without. Also it is still not known who will have to ...

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'Caucasus-phobia' in Russia

Adherents to xenophobic slogans numbered between 50% and 60% in the first half of 2005 in Russia, according to various social surveys. The disliked ethnicities and peoples are largely natives of the Caucasus: Chechens (14.8%), Azeris (5.1%), Armenians (4.1%), and Caucasians in general (6.0%). Only Roma (5.1%) and Jews (2.5%) dilute this list.

Such figures are quoted in a report of the Moscow Bureau of Human Rights titled Racism, Xenophobia, Ethnic Discrimination, and Anti-Semitism in Russia (January-June 2005). A major part of it is devoted to "Caucasus-phobia" and discrimination against natives of the Caucasus in Russia.

http://eng.kavkaz.memo.ru/printnews/engnews/id/843054.html

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