The Balkars of Southern Russia and their deportation (1944-57)

The Balkars of Southern Russia and their deportation (1944-57) Karen Baker.

Indelible events are often stamped into the consciousness of a nation. These events shape individuals, and often entire socities, in the way they view social, cultural, political, ethical, and especially spiritual realities. The deportation of entire ethnic groups of the North Caucasus region of sou...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Baker, Karen, 1948- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Pasadena, California : William Carey Library, [2013]
Subjects:
1939-1945
Karachay (Turkic people) > History.
Forced migration > Soviet Union > History.
Deportation > Soviet Union > History.
World War, 1939-1945 > Soviet Union.
Deportation
Forced migration
Karachay (Turkic people)
Soviet Union
History
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Table of Contents:
  • The cultural history and traditions of the Balkarians
  • Clocks and calendars
  • Weddings and funerals
  • Political/societal structures
  • Spirituality
  • The cult of Stalin
  • Evolution of nations or affirmative action?
  • The piedmont principle collides with Soviet xenophobia
  • Ethnic cleansing or genocide?
  • Predeportation: the massacre of Sautu
  • The deportation of the Balkars: introduction
  • Russia's practice of population relocations
  • The Caucasus experience: entire nations
  • Reasons given for the deportations
  • March 8, 1944
  • Personal experiences of the Balkars
  • The special settlements
  • Balkars in the special settlements of Kazakhstan
  • Balkars in the special settlements of Kyrgyzstan
  • The repatriation and rehabilitation of the deported Balkars
  • The lingering effect of the deportation on the successor generations: social; political; cultural; spiritual
  • Future perspectives
  • Conclusion.

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