The Caucasian Canaan: Can the Republic of Adigeya Accept Repatriates?

The Caucasian Canaan: Can the Republic of Adigeya Accept Repatriates?

The aim of this paper is to examine the prospects of probable mokhajeer (descendants of the Adigs, expelled from their homeland in XIX century; now live predominantly in Turkey and the Middle East countries) repatriation to Adigeya. This Republic, a member of the Russian Federation, is considered no...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lev Perepelkin, Vladislav Steljmah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies 1998-12-01
Series:Migracijske i Etniĉke Teme
Subjects:
judicial anthropology
Russia
Caucasus area
Adigeya
migration (repatriation)
ethnic conflicts
Online Access:http://hrcak.srce.hr/file/186989
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Summary:The aim of this paper is to examine the prospects of probable mokhajeer (descendants of the Adigs, expelled from their homeland in XIX century; now live predominantly in Turkey and the Middle East countries) repatriation to Adigeya. This Republic, a member of the Russian Federation, is considered now to be "an island of stability" in the turbulent Caucasus area. The text, based on materials of the Department of Justice and the Statistical Bureau of Adigeya, shows that possible mass migration can change the present ethnic composition of the Republic's population, which would have a negative impact on both: a) Russian-Adigeyan contacts within the Republic; b) relations between Adigeya and the Federal Government.
ISSN:1333-2546
1848-9184

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