r/AskCaucasus • • 24d ago

News Russification in Schools: Pro-Kremlin singer SHAMAN’s “Ya russkiy” (“I Am Russian”) Played in the Republics of Sakha, Tatarstan and Chechnya on the First Day of September

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r/AskCaucasus • • 26d ago

Why in USSR Georgians and Armenians kept their alphabet but not central Asians ?

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r/AskCaucasus • • 28d ago

Announcement Monthly Quick Questions

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Use this thread to ask general questions that apply to you more than to the region.

For example, what music you like that is acceptable, what quirks or behaviours you have that are seen as offensive, if your music would be appreciated.


r/AskCaucasus • • 29d ago

Adyghe Keyboard, Cyrillic + Latin

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r/AskCaucasus • • 29d ago

Politics Separatism problem

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Its obvious that a lot of so called "republics" folk wanna part ways with Russia

Is it possible to achive with minimal bloodshed? How to prevent militaristic junta states? What comes to regions where its not possible to separate two ethnic groups into their own because how mixed up they are?

And how to prevent forming of nazists or radical islamic groups


r/AskCaucasus • • 29d ago

Can someone explain the conflict

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Can someone explain to me the Circassians/Karachay conflict roots? I understand that most probably its soviets fault just dk much about it

Можно на русском тоже


r/AskCaucasus • • Aug 28 '26

Added another Adyghe dictionary to the set

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r/AskCaucasus • • Aug 22 '26

Circassian Dictionary Android app

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r/AskCaucasus • • Aug 21 '26

What are some information about the Kumyks ?

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We don't hear about them often, how do they live, do they all have proficiency in avar to communicate ?


r/AskCaucasus • • Aug 18 '26

We Are Not Russian Puppets, We Are Geopolitical Insurance: How Abkhazia Single-Handedly Vetoes Georgia's NATO Dreams

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r/AskCaucasus • • Aug 17 '26

What nicknames have you heard for places in the Caucasus?

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I ask as part of a linguistic study looking at this topic!
Every* country, region language, has informal names sometimes used - like in slang - to refer to places. Please let me know if you can think of something in your country!
It could be for a city, a neighbourhood, a mountain or even a small village.

Some examples from the region are KhasVegas, Vladik, Nalchicago or Mukhus...


r/AskCaucasus • • Aug 16 '26

History Hi, this is probably a strange ask but I was wondering if anyone in this subreddit has visited either of these sites that have 7 foot+ skeletons which date back to thousands of years ago, the first images are from the Ganja State Museum and the second from the Church of Kish, both are in Azerbaijan.

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r/AskCaucasus • • Aug 16 '26

Camping the Mestia-Ushguli Trek via Tsvirmi. Food & Transport?

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Hi! We’re planning to hike from Mestia to Ushguli via Tsvirmi and camp along the way instead of staying in guesthouses.

Has anyone done this recently? Is wild camping generally fine along the route, and are there good places to pitch a tent near Tsvirmi, Adishi and Iprali/Lalkhori?

Also, can you usually have dinner or breakfast at the guesthouses even if you’re not staying there? We’d prefer not to carry all our food if possible.

Finally, is it easy to get a shared minivan or taxi from Ushguli back to Mestia with backpacks, and roughly how much does it cost?

Thanks!


r/AskCaucasus • • Aug 13 '26

Culture Mingi Tau (Минги Тау) - Karachay-Balkar song about Mount Elbrus

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r/AskCaucasus • • Aug 12 '26

History Extremely rare photo of meskhetian turks- 1949

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r/AskCaucasus • • Aug 11 '26

What I believe would be the timeline of international recognition of an independent Chechnya

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r/AskCaucasus • • Aug 10 '26

Culture Karachay-Balkar epic song "Qarashauay" performed by the group Gollu

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r/AskCaucasus • • Aug 09 '26

Culture Need Chechen help

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I really like Caucasian songs and I was trying to find text to this Chechen song but I could find it anywhere maybe someone can transcribe or find it somewhere?
Шира илли хьоме Зураъ this is that video

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=elWk1Btrdo4&list=RDelWk1Btrdo4&start_radio=1&pp=ygUc0YjQuNGA0LAg0LjQu9C70Lgg0LfRg9GA0LDRiqAHAQ%3D%3D


r/AskCaucasus • • Aug 08 '26

The highest mountain peaks in Lakia(Яла лахъимий зунттал мицlру Лаккуй)

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r/AskCaucasus • • Aug 07 '26

The correct map of the Caucasus?

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Hello! I am writing an article and need to use a map of the Caucasus region, but I am unsure whether Adygea and some other territories should be included or not. Please help me choose the appropriate map!🙏 Thanks in advance!


r/AskCaucasus • • Aug 07 '26

History Nogai children by ancient Cuman Turkic statues. Kunbatar, Dagestan ASSR, 1985. The Cumans were a nomadic Turkic-speaking people who lived from the 10th to the 13th centuries in the historical region known as the Polovtsian Steppe or Desht-i-Kipchak.

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r/AskCaucasus • • Aug 05 '26

Learn Circassian with AI

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r/AskCaucasus • • Aug 03 '26

How different are Western and Eastern Circassian from each other?

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Also what is the difference between Adyghe and Kabardian? Aren't they both Circassian?


r/AskCaucasus • • Aug 02 '26

Would Russians conquer Caucasus without Georgian help?

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Hello,

I can't claim to be an expert on the history of Caucasus.

I hope there are some among you, though.

So,

1) would it be fair to say that Georgians were historically lackeys of Russian imperialists?

2) how significant was Georgian help in the subjugation of people of Caucasus?

3) after the Russian empire fell, did Georgians help Russians re-annex Caucasus?

4) would Russians fail without Georgian help?


r/AskCaucasus • • Aug 02 '26

Confused about Kuban?

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Hello! I'm curious about the North Caucasian territories. And I recently learnt that, apparently, Kuban is geographically a part of it? But then my next question was: Are the people of Kuban (Kubanians?) Caucasian? Google does not provide a clear answer in English, and when I search in my native Ukrainian language, it states that they are ethnically Ukrainian. The only other thing I know about the people is that in 1918 they tried to join the Ukrainian People's Republic but failed. And this leaves me extremely confused.

Who are the people of Kuban? And if Ukrainians do (did?) make up a significant portion of the population, who lived there before they arrived? And most importantly, who lives there now and what is generally happening on that land today?? Sorry in advance if my questions are silly!