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'LA RUSSIE DANS LA CAUCASE: L'EXODE DES CIRCASSIENS ET LA COLONISATION RUSSE' [‎24r] (21/28)

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The record is made up of 14 folios. It was created in 1866. It was written in French. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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Printed article, in french, titled 'La Russie dans la Caucase: L'exode des circassiens et la colonisation Russe' by Ed. Dulaurier (Russia in the Caucasus: The exodus of the Circassians and Russian colonisation).

The article recounts the history of the Circassian tribes, the threats to them which have seen their forced out of their territory without resources or shelter, and their forced emigration following the fall of Shamyl in 1859 and Russian occupation. The article goes on to describe Circassian tribes emigration to Trébizonde [Trabzon] and Samsoun [Samsun], the challenges they faced there and the Ottoman Government's evacuation of them in July 1864 following the arrival of Russian forces.

The article concludes by discussing the Russian Government's commitments of military forces and expenditure to the war and the importance of the occupation of those areas to them.

The article was published in Revue des Deux Mondes in 1866.

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14 folios
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Pagination: The article contains an original pagination sequence 42-67, commencing on the second page and concluding on the last page of the article.

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'LA RUSSIE DANS LA CAUCASE: L'EXODE DES CIRCASSIENS ET LA COLONISATION RUSSE' [‎24r] (21/28), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F126/21, ff 14-27, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023442705.0x000030> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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