This article recounts the story of how the Circassians have been able to raise awareness of their deportation in the 1860s during the Caucasian Wars. After a brief methodology the authors provide an overview of the Circassian history. The second section analyses the period when the Circassian population came under Russian rule after the 1860s. The third part focuses on three broad approaches or strategies used by several Circassian groups to increase the awareness of the Circassian subjugation in the 1860s. The last two sections discuss some of the changes that have occurred as a direct result of the work undertaken by Circassian organisations. The authours argue that the Circassians have created lieux de memoire , especially since the beginning of the 1990s, what does not always overlap with the dominant Russian perception of history in the North Caucasus. The analysis demonstrates how the Circassians have (re)discovered their story and the impact of this new information on their actions.

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切尔卡西亚：怀念过去赋予未来

本文讲述了切尔克斯人如何在高加索战争期间于1860年代提高对其驱逐出境的认识的故事。在简要介绍方法之后，作者概述了切尔克斯时代的历史。第二部分分析了1860年代后切尔克斯人的统治时期。第三部分着重于几个切尔克斯人团体使用的三种广泛的方法或策略，以提高1860年代对切尔克斯人的征服的认识。最后两节讨论了由切尔克斯组织进行的工作直接导致的一些变化。权威人士认为，切尔克斯人创造了回忆录，特别是自1990年代初以来，俄罗斯在北高加索地区对历史的主导认识并不总是与之重叠。分析表明，切尔克斯人如何（重新）发现他们的故事，以及这些新信息对其行为的影响。