The Circassians are mostly Muslim. During the 19th century the Russian Empire took their Homeland. The Circassians fought so determinedly that the Russians decided to remove them, by killing or deporting them. It was called the first modern genocide.
Total population of 2.5 to 3 million Circassians, 1.5 million were killed and approximately the same number was forced to leave their homeland; and in month half died of famine and disease. Younger said that hundreds of thousands of people lie under the ground. Once the Circassians were famous in the reason and Caucasia culture. However, now the Circassians are losing their language and culture.
In 2007, President Vladimir Putin gave a speech about International Olympic Committe. He talks about Sochi as an inhabited place by ancient Greeks, but did not reference of the Circassians.
Proud of Muslim Identity
In the history of Islam, the Circassians played a certain role and they are proud to identify themselves as Muslims. Circassians conquered the ranks of the Mamluks. In the 13th century, Mamluks control Egypt and develop their culture in the Middle East and North Africa. In the 18th century, the Russian military took control over Circassia. But in 1860s, the Circassia verified unable to hold against Russia and thousands of Circassian were killed, their lands settled by Cossacks, Slavs and others. Many children did not have a shelter and there were surviving in the cold, but they were dying of hunger. Israel was the only country that gave the Cricassians most rights.
Chronic Underdevelopment
Putin is promoting the modern and multiethnic "new Russia." For all the citizen, he must extend human rights, dignity of individual and democratic representation and economic opportunities to move the country forward.
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