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I have a new article in Kritika! It is on the attempted return of the North Caucasian diaspora in the Middle East to its homeland within the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation since the 1960s. doi.org/10.1353/kri.2023.a9043

The article looks at the relationship between North Caucasians—especially #Circassians—in #Turkey, #Jordan, and #Syria with the #Caucasus. It focuses on (a) #Soviet propaganda tours for the diaspora and (b) diasporic efforts to secure the right of return to #Russia.

I show that the Soviet government's and the Circassian diaspora's goals did not align. The USSR wanted to extend its soft power in the Middle East through the diaspora, while Circassians wanted a pathway to repatriation. Yet these contacts in the 1960s–80s paved the way for transnational Circassian activism and repatriation demands after 1991. The article is based on archival research in Nalchik & fieldwork in Jordan and Istanbul.

Feel free to send me a message for a full pdf of the article!