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04 Nov Porcelain Sculptures of Kurds In the Russian Porcelain Collection In the State Hermitage Museum

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At the beginning of the 20th century, the famous Russian sculptor P. Kamensky (1858–1923), on request of the imperial family, performed in porcelain sculptures of representatives of different nationalities living in Russia. Among the figures there are paired figures of a Kurd and a Kurdish...

04 Nov Life and Death in Alevism

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Historian and author Etem Xemgîn, who is known for his work on Alevism, Mazdaism and Zoroastrianism recently passed away. His rich research included in-depth work on socio-economic structures, traditions and customs among the Kurds. Similar to other communities in the region, the historically oppressed Alevi...

03 Nov Horse Cult In Kurdish Funeral Kotel Ritual

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"Kotel" is a funeral procession when ahead of the funeral procession a horse is with armour and clothing of the deceased. Those who distinguished bravery, fortitude, courage, military valour, as well as honorary members of the tribe was awarded with such an honour. It's a...

31 Oct The Kurds in the Soviet Union era between 1917 and 1956

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Soviet policy towards its Kurds fluctuated and remained fragmented, ambivalent, and inconsistent throughout the existence of the USSR. On one hand, the Soviet government provided for the material and cultural development of Kurds in Armenia and Azerbaijan during the 1920s and 1930s. On the other...

31 Oct Horse “With Unbraided Tail” – Delberday (Delbarday)

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Horses in the Kurdish lifestyle has always held a special place. And in grief, and in joy is almost impossible to imagine the life of a Kurd without a horse. At weddings, its mandatory part is equestrian competitions - "Jrid", horse racing, running "Teraten", on...

29 Oct Armenian’s “The Bloody Khana Sor Campaign” – The Massacre of the Kurdish Mazrykan Tribe

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Our goal is not to show that Armenians are bad, No, Armenians and Kurds continue to work closely together, which means that we need to find a common language. But for this, first of all, it is necessary to objectively evaluate and draw appropriate...

29 Oct RELATION BETWEEN LITERATURE AND CULTURE

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The values that format the life styles can be called mixtures of customs and beliefs. Culture is not only something we live upon, also things worth we live for. Also cultural inheritance since the beginning of human history, in order to live better quality life,...

14 Oct Leo Tolstoy’s Daughter Among the Kurds

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Alexandra Tolstaya was recalled to Igdir to fulfil the next task. It was decided to send her as part of a small detachment to the city of Van, where the Armenian-Kurdish massacre recently broke out. A thousand and two hundred Kurds, who miraculously survived the...

14 Oct LOSS OF KURDS IN CURRENT WAR(WWI)

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The whole space, starting from Lake Van to the south and west, the Bitlis-Bush region, then through Khnys, Bulanyk, Patnots, Manazkert, Ala-Dagi together with Alashkert, to the Basen and Bayazid-Diadin regions, where more than 800 000 Kurds lived before the war - is now completely...

02 Sep The Kurds by M. R. IZADY

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The Kurds: A Concise History and Fact Book Paperback – 27 Oct 1992 by Mehrdad Izady PREFACE Since before the dawn of recorded history the mountainous lands of the northern Middle East have been home to a distinct people whose cultural tradition is one of the most authentic and original in...

04 Nov Porcelain Sculptures of Kurds In the Russian Porcelain Collection In the State Hermitage Museum

04 Nov Life and Death in Alevism

03 Nov Horse Cult In Kurdish Funeral Kotel Ritual

31 Oct The Kurds in the Soviet Union era between 1917 and 1956

31 Oct Horse “With Unbraided Tail” – Delberday (Delbarday)

29 Oct Armenian’s “The Bloody Khana Sor Campaign” – The Massacre of the Kurdish Mazrykan Tribe

29 Oct RELATION BETWEEN LITERATURE AND CULTURE

14 Oct Leo Tolstoy’s Daughter Among the Kurds

14 Oct LOSS OF KURDS IN CURRENT WAR(WWI)

02 Sep The Kurds by M. R. IZADY

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