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The Holocaust in the Crimea and the North Caucasus
East European Jewish Affairs, 2017The breakup of the Soviet Union and the subsequent partial opening of the state archives has sparked interest among historians in the fate of Soviet Jewry in the temporarily occupied zones of the U...
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Abstract For Umar Shishani and his closest associates, the most important territory was always the Caucasus. And one of Russian-speaking ISIS leadership’s most important projects was to actively prepare certain ISIS members in Syria to be sent back to the region.
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Conflict in the North Caucasus
Abstract By human nature, people fear those they do not understand. In these times, terrorists are some of the most feared groups, especially among Western policymakers and the public. Chechens, which are often one of the most feared terrorist and misunderstood people groups, took the West by surprise less than a decade ago and are ...openaire +1 more source
Sufism and Politics in the North Caucasus
Nationalities Papers, 2001After the collapse of communism in Russia, which is the home of more than 14 million Muslims, there has been an Islamic revival that has been part of the process of political and intellectual liberalization of society. The major Islamic enclaves of the Russian Federation are located in the Volga-Urals, the North Caucasus, and central Russia.
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North Caucasus in the Crimean War
Dicle Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü DergisiThe Crimean War is one of the important turning points in Ottoman-Russian relations. While the Ottoman Empire tried to maintain its declining influence in the Black Sea with the support of its European allies, Russia tried to increase its influence in both the Balkans and the North Caucasus.
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The North Caucasus During Collectivisation
2018This chapter presents the first detailed account of the tragic impact of the collectivization and “de-kulakization” campaign in the North Caucasus based on Soviet archival sources. In 1929-30, under the slogan of “socialist transformation of the country,” the Soviet state reached out to the countryside, trying forcibly to change traditional economic ...
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Countering Radicalization in the North Caucasus
Iran and the CaucasusAbstract By the mid-2010s, a significant decrease in the number of jihadists in the North Caucasus, in addition to internal ideological differences, was facilitated by fundamental factors: the lack of mass support in local Muslim communities, the anti-terrorism activities of the state, its informational and ideological support, and the policy of ...
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