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BeyondGeography

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4. A summary of the forced deportation of Crimean Tatars here

Reply to KittyWampus (Original post)

Sun Mar 30, 2014, 08:46 AM

Mar 2014

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deportation_of_the_Crimean_Tatars

230,000 deported, 109,000 died; they were accused of being Nazi collaborators (sound familiar?) and given 30 minutes to leave. Only 9,000 were estimated to have fought against the Russians.

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Crimean Tatars Want Autonomy After Russian Invasion (Been In Crimea Since 1300's) [View all] KittyWampus Mar 2014 OP

I think this might cause Mr. Putin a lot of headaches in the future. CanonRay Mar 2014 #1

I doubt it. Igel Mar 2014 #5

I chortled. Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2014 #2

Stalin's ethnic cleansing of the Crimean Tatars is casually left out of the narratives Bluenorthwest Mar 2014 #3

A summary of the forced deportation of Crimean Tatars here BeyondGeography Mar 2014 #4

"Russian Invasion" ? Seriously? That manufactured Neo-Con meme has been discredited.. 2banon Mar 2014 #6

Agreed. Russian propaganda is much preferable. cthulu2016 Mar 2014 #7

No, Russian Propaganda is not preferred.. 2banon Mar 2014 #8

are you going to excuse the forced expulsion of the Tartars too? KittyWampus Mar 2014 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author 2banon Mar 2014 #10