Who are the Circassians? Why did the Russian Empire destroy this authentic nation of the Caucasus? What do Ukrainians have in common with Circassians? Why is Putin so afraid of nationalists in the Caucasus? Are the Circassians able to open a second front in Russia? On 21 May, the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Circassian Genocide, the journalist of TSN.Tizhden Oksana Radionova met with the head of the Politrada of the national liberation movement “Free Cherkessia” Ibragimov Yaganov.
ТСНWhere did Russia commit the greatest genocide in history and how did it destroy an entire nation?
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