Circassian girls were described by the American journalist as fair and light skinned.
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Circassian women, even when they marry, do not change their surnames.
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Circassian mythology has noticeable aspects from Greek mythology.
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Circassian girls were described as fair, light skinned and were frequently sent by the Circassian leaders as gifts to the Ottomans.
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Circassian historians cite casualty figures that lie near the four million mark, while official Russian figures are near 300,000.
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A member of the Sunni Muslim people living in northwestern Caucasia
A northern Caucasian language spoken by the Circassian
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(Circassians) Tribe from the Caucasus whose territory was handed over to the Russians by the Ottoman Turks in 1829. After several revolts lasting until 1859, many, particularly from among the Muslim Circassians, fled to the other parts of the Ottoman Empire. ...