Similar protests continued until the 6th of August. The invading German army occupies the Karachay region. Lake Karachay in Central Russia is pretty toxic, and it’s all thanks to the Mayak Production Association. [4], After a drought caused water levels to drop, revealing contaminated silt, which was then wind blown, further polluting surrounding areas, it was decided to completely fill in the lake. It is the most polluted lake on earth. Furthermore, the Minister of Ethnic Policy, Ramazan Abdulatipov, said publicly that the violence was not linked to ethnic problems but to a traditional power struggle. "Critical Masses: Citizens, Nuclear Weapons Production, and Environmental Destruction in the United States and Russia", by Russell J. 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The Techa River, which provides water to nearby areas, was contaminated, and about 65% of local residents fell ill with radiation sickness. 8:23. In Several Northwestern Turkic languages, Karachay means “black water” or “black sea”. The law guaranteed the observance of the constitutional rights and liberties of the individual and citizen, regardless of fluency or non-fluency in any of the listed state languages. Experts issue a report claiming that a decade of dumping radioactive waste into Lake Karachay has dangerously polluted the region. Karachays convert to the Islamic faith under the influence of the Kabard people. The deputies had hoped that the Russian federal commission would enforce its suggestion that the Russian prime minister be replaced by a Cherkess - preferably Stanislav Derev - since the elected head of government was still Semenov, a Karachay. The congress proclaimed the creation of a Cherkess autonomous entity within Stavropol Territory and began to set up a new government for the entity. Article by Modern Notion. (Jamestown Foundation. 8:23. 8:23. Abazin and Cherkess ethnic public and political movements in Karachay- Cherkessia, had proclaimed autonomy for the Cherkess areas about two months before. (British Broadcasting Corporation 4/26/99), In the period between the first election and the run-off, numerous terrorist attacks were carried out, including grenade attacks and arsons. To prevent the wind from carrying away the dust from the rapidly drying lakebed, Karachay was filled with approaching ten thousand blocks of hollow concrete. 1994. Largest Countries Countries Of The World The More You Know Summer Heat Soviet Union Eastern Europe Fun Facts Diys Russia. The Soviets tried to cover up the incident but evidence of it eventually reached public knowledge in 1958, and thousands are said to have died from radiation related illnesses. The incumbent, Vladimir Khubiyev, came sixth and was out of the running. 2. ), The head of the administration of the village of Eltarach, Magomed Khubiev, is killed in his house by Karachay Jamaat. The level of radiation in nearby lakes is said to be 2.5 times that of Chernobyl. "Karachay Jamaat: Countermeasures, Connections and Composition, Part 2." The Congress of the Moslems of Karachay calls for a return of Karachay autonomy. (British Broadcasting Corporation 11/27/98), Several leaders of national and public movements representing the Abazin and Cherkess ethnic groups prepared to poll the Abazin, Cherkess and some other ethnic groups in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic on whether they wished the republic be made part of Stavropol Territory again. The spread of toxic dust peppered about 900 square miles … About 60 supporters of Derev, all of them members of the republic government, announced their withdrawal from the republic's government. (British Broadcasting Corporation 9/26/99) A parliament of the Cherkess autonomy was formed on 28th September by ethnic Abazin and Cherkess deputies who split from the Karachay -Cherkessia People's Assembly. The lake becomes a monster during October and November. But we wouldn’t risk it. Still, a week before the May 15 run-off, the Russian Federation Ministry of Ethnic Policy broadcast announcements reminding people not to vote based on ethnic rivalries. (British Broadcasting Corporation 5/25/99), The Supreme Court of Karachay-Cherkessia found that the 16th May elections for head of the republic were valid and their results stand. Chechnya Weekly, 8:22; Jamestown Foundation. (British Broadcasting Corporation 7/24/99) Over 12,000 people gathered to protest the appointments of various people to the Karachay-Cherkess government, which they said violated their rights, since they were not appointed by the elected government. The sediment of the lake bed is estimated to be composed almost entirely of high level radioactive waste deposits to a depth of roughly 11 feet (3.4 m). "Karachay Jamaat: Countermeasures, Connections and Composition, Part 2." (British Broadcasting Corporation 9/24/99) The Karachay-Cherkess parliament and cabinet drafted a formal appeal to the Russian Federal Government, blaming an alleged extremist wing of the International Cherkess Association led by Boris Akbashev, which supports Stanislav Derev, for "blatant physical, moral and psychological terror" of Russians, Karachay, Nogay and Abazin and Cherkess who oppose interethnic strife and attempts to split the republic. The remaining delegates had the power to pass the budget, and denounced the secessionist drive. ), Traffic police officer is shot in his apartment by Karachay Jamaat members. Karachay-Cherkessia was an autonomous region within Stavropol Territory until 1991. (British Broadcasting Corporation 1/6/00), Several lawmakers of Abazin and Cherkess origin refused to take part in the opening of a parliament session on the budget in Karachay-Cherkessia. When Lake Kyzyltash quickly became contaminated, Lake Karachay was used for open-air storage, keeping the contamination a slight distance from the reactors but soon making Lake Karachay the "most-polluted spot on Earth". Derev supporters claimed Semenov had tampered with the vote by controlling polling places and casting duplicate votes. Lake Karachay. 5/31/2007. The Russian Ministry of Atomic Energy announced plans to build a new fast breeder reactor to evaporate the contaminated water of Lake Karachay, after which sludge wastes from the lake would be buried. A mass rally bringing together representatives from across the republic issues a similar appeal. In the year 1990, the contamination got to the point where it could kill a person standing at the shore just in an hour. Somewhat crescent shaped, it is in the southern Siberia area of Russia. (British Broadcasting Corporation 12/6/99) Over sixty percent of eligible voters turned out for the December 18 Karachay-Cherkessia parliamentary elections, and elected Abazins, Karachays, Nogays, Russians and Cherkesses to be among the 73 deputies. The government had maintained the protest was illegal and organized for several days. The pollution of Lake Karachay is connected to the disposal of nuclear materials from Mayak. The president instructed Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to form the commission and approve its members within five days. The commission included representatives of the presidential administration, the government and both houses of parliament. The Russian Interior Minister refused the appeal, stating that there were already 2,000 Russian troops in the republic and blaming the problems on political mismanagement within the republican government. Chechnya Weekly. Lake Baikal is the largest freshwater lake in the world (by volume) and the world's deepest lake. The Russian Ministry of Atomic Energy announced plans to build a new fast breeder reactor to evaporate the contaminated water of Lake Karachay, after which sludge wastes from the lake would be buried. 9/28/2004, "3 Attacks Are Linked to Wahhabis"; Jamestown Foundation. The protestors believed that the closing of Mercury resulted from a political intrigue which started in November when Stanislav Derev - the firm's president - was elected mayor of Cherkessk, but found himself unable to communicate with the head of the Republic, Vladimir Khubiyev due to language difficulties. In early 1951, the Soviet Union used Karachay as a dumping site for radioactive waste from Mayak, the nearby nuclear waste storage and reprocessing facility, located near the town of Ozyorsk. (British Broadcasting Corporation 8/31/99 &9/1/99), Seventeen supporters of General Semenov were hospitalized after a brawl with Derev supporters broke out at an intersection. 89 percent of the Karachay-Cherkessian electorate votes in a referendum to support the unity of the republic. In official ceremonies and speeches, the Karachay people mark the 50 year anniversary of their deportation to Central Asia by Stalin. 8:23. Russia formally annexes Karachay territories. By 1951, it became obvious the waste run-off was damaging the river and surrounding population. ), Karachay Jamaat members kill the imam of the Kislovodsk (Stavropol Krai) city mosque. (Jamestown Foundation. Oh my, this is all terrible to hear. (British Broadcasting Corporation 11/22/99), The Republican Parliament worked out an agreement on the formation of a consultive counsel, made up of three members each from the Russian, Karachay, Cherkess, Abazin and Nogay peoples, which was to help form the government after the December 18 parliamentary elections. Sign Up Now! Beautiful Lake Karachay in Russia is so polluted with nuclear waste that a swim in its waters would kill you in less than an hour. (British Broadcasting Corporation 6/10/99) Stanislav Derev, the mayor of Cherkessk stated that he would not end his supporters' rally in the central square of the republic's capital Cherkessk . Stanislav Derev reiterated his warning that, if Gen Vladimir Semenov was declared the winner of the May 16th elections, he would insist on the partitioning of the republic and the inclusion of the Cherkess lands in Stavropol Territory (British Broadcasting Corporation 6/11/99) The Assembly of the peoples of Karachay-Cherkessia, which included delegations from villages, settlements and hamlets of the republic, representatives of 28 public political parties and movements, members of the clergy and chiefs of the Kuban Cossack, condemned the ongoing unsanctioned rally in the central square of Cherkessk. Bolshevik authorities quell resistance to Soviet rule in Karachay region and other territories of the Kislovodsk Stavropol. No indication that the Wahhabites were also recruiting and preparing for battle declares Territory. Shot in his apartment by Karachay Jamaat: Countermeasures, Connections and Composition, 2. 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