Karachais in Russia's North Caucasus region of Karachai-Cherkessia have honored victims of mass deportations to Central Asia by Soviet dictator Josef Stalin in 1943. Prayers in the region's mosques on November 2 were dedicated to those who died during the Karachais' deportation. Between November 2-5, 1943, some 70,000 Karachais were deported in cattle train cars to Central Asia by Moscow, which accused them of collaborating with Nazi Germany. About a quarter of those deported perished during the journey. Those who survived deportation were allowed to return back to the North Caucasus in 1957. To read the original story from RFE/RL’s Idel.Realities, click here.
Karachais In Russia's North Caucasus Honor Victims of 1943 Deportations
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