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Caucasian #Cossack (1860s). Photo by William Carrick (1826 - 1878). https://t.co/PYmqd6mDU6

1. #Khevsurians (#Khevsurs) from the village of #Gveleti. Dusheti, #Georgia (1938).

2. Khevsurians from the village of #Akhieli. Khevsureti, Georgia (1890s) #caucasus

https://t.co/qXoLIt7Lmp

#Adjarian | The second half of the 19th century. #Adjara, #Georgia. Photo by Dmitri Yermakov (1846 – 1916).

Kabardians of the Hatokshokua (Atazhukin; ХьэтIохъущыкъуэ) princely family, #Baksan Valley, 1895. #circassians #caucasus

https://t.co/FHhF7YhSY2

Sculptor Gukas Chubaryan working on the sculpture of Mesrop Mashtots. #Yerevan, #Armenia (1960s). https://t.co/4F7Vr5a8kx

See also: August Martin | An Estonian as a Member of #Abkhazia’s Parliament, by Aivar Jürgenson

This article examines the #Estonian August Martin’s activity in Abkhazian domestic politics, including his time as a member of parliament in 1919–1921.

https://t.co/f6jrLiU1fo

1. A group of girls and an old woman from the village of #Jek [Dzhek]. Quba district, #Azerbaijan. (1880).

2. A group of men from the villages of Gaput and Alik. Quba district, #Azerbaijan. (1880).

#Jek [#Dzhek] People: https://t.co/sB2X4fMEKf

Photos by D. Yermakov.

Eventually captured in 1859, he was welcomed to St Petersburg as an (inter)national hero, being honoured by the Emperor, praised by intellectuals and portrayed by artists, including Denier, one of Russia leading photographers.

#Karachays on oxen cart crossing the #Teberda River. Teberda (Karachay-Cherkessia), (1880s). #northcaucasus #caucasus

Schamyl [Shamil, 3rd Imam of #Dagestan] (1797–1871).

Image taken from page 198 of 'A journey from London to Persepolis; including wanderings in Daghestan, Georgia, Armenia ... With numerous coloured illustrations' by John Ussher. (London, 1865).