Circassian Government Politics Websites

Inauguration of former Russian Constitutional Court Justice Boris Ebzeyev as president of the Karachayevo-Cherkessia Republic.

For well over a hundred years, Russian expansion into the Caucasus put it face-to-face with the Circassians.

Scattered across the world, Circassians are increasingly active online. Now in Russia, activists are putting forward an initiative to unite under a single name.

(RFE/RL) In Russia's northwestern Caucasus republic of Adygea, police have recently been accused of violent actions against young Muslims.

The Circassians and their close kin, the Ubykhs, all call themselves "Adyghe" (three syllables).

This article examines the relationship between religion, geography, and social changes that took place in Circassia in the middle of the 17th century.

Their only crime was not being Russian: The Circassian Genocide

The Circassians in Israel: From the Caucasus Mountains to the Galilee

Long exiled from their homeland, Circassians are now seeking refuge in the Caucasus following conflict in their adopted home, Syria.

Circassian nationalism refers to national movements among Adyghe people, a North Caucasian ethnic group.