Zarina Kanukova

Descendents of Caucasus emigres hoped to make new lives back in their ancestral lands, but many are giving up in disappointment
New social phenomena such as drug abuse and alcoholism have caught the older generation of Adygeans unawares
A new Russian law on "ethnic minorities" has given the Shapsug people fresh hope of reclaiming their historical homeland
Ethnic leaders in Adygea say they are being demonised by the Russian media
With each faction convinced that its superior wisdom and statecraft has won the day, a semblance of normality is returning to Karachaevo-Cherkessia
Cherkess women, forced by harsh economic realities to undertake menial work, are being accused of betraying their tribal code of honour