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2014-05-03 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Moscow Turns to Cossacks to Staunch the Exodus of Ethnic Russians From the North Caucasus

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Posted by 3dc 2014-05-03 02:34|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 the republic's bleak prospects against the backdrop of a general deterioration

The implication is that this is NOT a result of "radical Islam", IMHO it's a result of regular Islam.

Posted by AlanC 2014-05-03 08:18|| 2014-05-03 08:18|| Front Page Top

#2 That's in Ossetia, AC. Further west of the area I suspect you're thinking of.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2014-05-03 09:26|| 2014-05-03 09:26|| Front Page Top

#3 Sixteen laws, government decrees and amendments involving the Cossacks that have been adopted over the past 20 years, which testifies to how important the Cossack issue is to the Russian government

Putin will use them effectively, as his methods aid in the rehabilitation of the cossack ethnicity

Maps of Cossack Hosts or Areas in Russian Territories

Posted by Fat Bob Noluck 2014-05-03 11:06|| 2014-05-03 11:06|| Front Page Top

#4 Whats next, Putin will need to build a border wall and patrol it to keep his people *IN* ? And Deploy MVD Interior military to keep the ethnic minorities (soon to be majorities) controlled?

Soviet Union, here we come.

Posted by OldSpook 2014-05-03 15:32|| 2014-05-03 15:32|| Front Page Top

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