{"product_id":"the-balkars-of-southern-russia-and-their-deportation-1944-57","title":"The Balkars of Southern Russia and Their Deportation (1944-57)","description":"\u003cp\u003e[DESCRIPTION]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHidden Peoples of the World\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndelible events are often stamped into the consciousness of a nation. These events shape individuals, and often entire socities, in the way they view social, cultural, political, ethical, and especially spiritual realities. The deportation of entire ethnic groups of the North Caucasus region of southern Russia was an immense operation of the Soviet government during World War II. The Balkarians, or Balkars, were forcibly taken from their native homelands and deported to distant lands within the Soviet Union. They remained in exile for thirteen years. The third generation of Balkars since that horrible experience continues to live in the shadow of the atrocities committed against their people. This book applies comprehensive research to the fActs of the deportation. More importantly, it examines lingering resentments and current sentiments of the Balkarians through extensive personal interviews with those who experienced the deportation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Karen’s many interviews woven throughout the book, we learn of several Balkarians who come to faith because of the Deportation, such as Ibrahim Gelastanov. Ibrahim recounts his memories about the deportation years. He cried as he recalled the details of his mother’s death within twenty-four hours of arriving in a special settlement where she died of starvation. Ibrahim tells of the horrors of his capture, the fifteen-day train ride, the forty-eight-hour boat ride, the twenty-four-hour walk to an unknown destination, and the starvation and indignities that he suffered. But Ibrahim always attributes his deportation as the means to his salvation into God’s family. He was the first Balkarian Christian, and he remained the lone Balkar Christian for thirty-six years. The tiny region of Balkaria is tucked into the largest mountain range of Europe, the Caucasus Mountains, in southern Russia. The Balkarians live in the shadow of unthinkable cruelty by the Stalin regime, the deportation of their entire people group. The deportation was concealed until the late twentieth century due to the secrecy of Communism. It was also hidden behind the terrors that occurred in Europe during World War II. The Balkars have suffered greatly in the last century, and they desperately need the peace of God in their hearts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book will bring awareness to the Caucasus peoples and bring more involvement in promoting the work of the Gospel in this unstable area to the unreached peoples. [\/DESCRIPTION] [CREDIT] Karen Baker [\/CREDIT] [PAGES] 202 [\/PAGES] [BINDING] Paperback [\/BINDING] [PUBLISHER] William Carey Library [\/PUBLISHER] [PUBLISHYEAR] 2013 [\/PUBLISHYEAR] [ENDORSEMENT1]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003eThis book will give you a greater glimpse of how the deportation of 1944 and attempted repatriation of 1957 have so drastically affected the lives of the Balkar people. You will also learn much about their rich cultural heritage and how it impActs their everyday life.\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eJonathan Grooms\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003cspan\u003epresident, Global Partners in Peace and Development, Blue Ridge, Virginia\u003c\/span\u003e [\/ENDORSEMENT1] [ENDORSEMENT2]\n\u003cblockquote\u003eI am deeply impressed with both the depth of Karen’s research and her love for this tiny people group. It is my hope that this book will contribute to more active involvement in promoting the work of the Gospel in this unstable and unreached part of the world.\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eAndrey Kravtsev\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003cspan\u003erector, North Caucasus Bible Institute, Prokhladny, Kabardino-Balkaria Republic, Russia\u003c\/span\u003e [\/ENDORSEMENT2] [ENDORSEMENT3]\n\u003cblockquote\u003eKaren has blended her personal experience with groundbreaking research of the Balkarians. This volume is a “must read” for both those studying the social dynamics of people movements and anyone wanting a better grasp of the devastation of a victimized and deported people group.\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eDavid Slamp, DMin\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003cspan\u003epastor, First Church of the Nazarene, Medford, Oregon\u003c\/span\u003e [\/ENDORSEMENT3] [ENDORSEMENT4]\n\u003cblockquote\u003eThis book should be launched from the peaks of the highest European mountain, Mt. Elbrus.  This is a striking work which is and will be forever an unexpected recognition to the memory of those thousands of innocent victims of the Stalin-Beria genocide.\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eBoris Ulakov\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003cspan\u003eteacher-methodologist, Köndelen, Kabardino-Balkaria Republic, Russia\u003c\/span\u003e [\/ENDORSEMENT4] [TOC]\n\u003cp\u003ePhotos\u003cbr\u003eTables\u003cbr\u003eMaps\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eAbstract\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. The Cultural History and Traditions of the Balkarians\u003cbr\u003e2. Clocks and Calendars\u003cbr\u003e3. Weddings and Funerals\u003cbr\u003e4. Political\/Societal Structures\u003cbr\u003e5. Spirituality\u003cbr\u003e6. The Cult of Stalin\u003cbr\u003e7. Evolution of Nations or Affirmative Action?\u003cbr\u003e8. The Piedmont Principle Collides with Soviet Xenophobia\u003cbr\u003e9. Ethnic Cleansing or Genocide?\u003cbr\u003e10. Predeportation: The Massacre of Sautu\u003cbr\u003e11. The Deportation of the Balkars: Introduction\u003cbr\u003e12: Russia’s Practice of Population Relocations\u003cbr\u003e13. The Caucasus Experience: Entire Nations\u003cbr\u003e14. Reasons Given for the Deportations\u003cbr\u003e15. March 8, 1944\u003cbr\u003e16. Personal Experiences of the Balkars\u003cbr\u003e17. The Special Settlements\u003cbr\u003e18. Balkars in the Special Settlements of Kazakhstan\u003cbr\u003e19. Balkars in the Special Settlements of Kyrgyzstan\u003cbr\u003e20. The Repatriation and Rehabilitation of the Deported Balkars\u003cbr\u003e21. The Lingering Effect of the Deportation on the Successor Generations\u003cbr\u003e       Social\u003cbr\u003e       Political\u003cbr\u003e       Cultural\u003cbr\u003e       Spiritual\u003cbr\u003e22. Future Perspectives\u003cbr\u003e23. Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfterword\u003cbr\u003eGlossary\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\n[\/TOC]","brand":"William Carey Library","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":55896591859880,"sku":"fbp1787307902642","price":11.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook (ePub)","offer_id":55896591892648,"sku":"hyl1787307902643","price":7.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/3246\/4808\/files\/the-balkars-of-southern-russia-and-their-deportation-1944-57_1.jpg?v=1787307908","url":"https:\/\/www.greenvalleycart.shop\/products\/the-balkars-of-southern-russia-and-their-deportation-1944-57","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}