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Interview with Walter Richmond, June 2009

10 June 2009

Dr. Walter Richmond, Assistant Professor at Occidental College, answers questions from "Circassian World." CW gratefully acknowledges the insights that Dr. Richmond has kindly shared with us.

Dr. Walter Richmond received his bachelor’s degree in Russian language at Arizona State University in 1987. He received his Ph.D. in Slavic Languages and literatures at the University of Southern California in 1994. Dr. Richmond spent most of 1995 in Moscow and has visited Russia eight times since then. He has taught at Occidental College since September 1995. His courses have covered such topics as Russian language, oil politics, the Islamic peoples of the former Soviet Union, as well as many on literature and art.

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The Circassians: A Forgotten Genocide?, by Stephen D. Shenfield

06 April 2009

The massacre of the Circassians, a forgotten people, serves as the subject of Stephen D. Shenfield’s essay. The Circassians were forced to resettle after the tsarist conquest of their territory.

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Papers respecting the Settlement of Circassian Emigrants in Turkey

06 April 2009

My Lord, the continued advances of the Russians in Circassia, and the ill-treatment experienced by the natives from Russian troops, have led to an almost complete emigration from the country...

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The North West Caucasus and Great Britain, by George Hewitt

03 April 2009

The North West Caucasians consist of three peoples Circassians, Ubykhs and Abkhazian-Abazinians. The tribes of Shapsughs, Bzhedughs, Temirgoys, Abzakhs, Besleneys and Kabardians make up the Circassians.

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The Ubykhs, by T. Tatlok, (1958)

04 April 2009

The Ubykhs were a Circassian people, closely related, linguistically and ethnically, to the Abkhazians of the present-day Abkhazian ASSR, but who occupied a place quite apart in the western group of the peoples of the Caucasus.

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Circassian World: Responses to the
New Challenges, by Sufian Zhemukh(ov)

Small nations do not always have to be the victims
of conflict between larger nations; they can
sometimes solve their problems during hard times
if they are able to clearly understand their own...

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Islamey: an Oriental Fantasy
by Mily A. Balakirev

Since I interested myself in the vocal music there,
I made the acquaintance of a Circassian prince,
who frequently came to me and played folk tunes
on his instrument, that was something like a violin.

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Prometheus among the Circassians,
by John Colarusso

The most archaic oral tradition seems to be that
of the "Nart Sagas." These are a large corpus of
oral tales involving the Narts, a race of heroes.
While traditonally termed sagas, they are...

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Circassia and Circassians in the
Historical Books & Magazines

A Year Among the Circassians - Turkey, Russia,
the Black sea, and Circassia - Stories from Russia,
Siberia, Poland, and Circassia - The Dublin Review
Vol. IX - The Circassians...

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