From the editorial office. On May 20, the Georgian parliament adopted a resolution on the recognition of Circassian genocide by the Russian Empire during the war in the Caucasus, reports. The fact that this recognition of the “Russian magazine” was told by Naima Neplyasheva, a senior researcher at the Center for Civilization and Regional Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

On May 20, the Georgian parliament recognized the Circassian people from the Russian Empire in the middle of the XIX century. In Tbilisi, this decision was called the first independent initiative in the international arena. In fairness, I must say that Georgia itself actively helped St. Petersburg in conquering the obstinate highlanders and therefore brings a share of responsibility for what happened a century and a half ago, whether it is genocide or simply mass deportation and violence.

From the editorial office. "Russian Journal" continues to discuss the theme of multiculturalism. A journalist shared his vision of “difficulties in multiculturalism” in Europe with RSH, a journalist, the host of the program on the “First Channel” Maxim Shevchenko . * * * Western democracy in the form in which it exists has outlived itself. At least in Western Europe.

From the editorial office. "Russian Journal" continues to discuss the theme of multiculturalism. This time, the word is given to one of the main authorities on this problem - Jan Buruma , Professor of the Law of the Bard of the College (New York, USA), journalist, writer. Buruma is the author of the sensational book “Murder in Amsterdam: The Death of Theo Van Gogh and the limits of tolerance” (2006).