Thread by @maksymeristavi

genocide is synonymous with #russianColonialism. over centuries russia perfected mass slaughter and ethnic cleansing to the point of copy-paste job. maximize educating yourself

rape, slaughter, unclaimed bodies of russian soldiers left behind. @OPolianichev reminded me of these paintings of 19th-century genocide in central asia by russian artist vereshchagin. ukraine 2022 or samarkand 1868 — literally nothing has changed in #russianColonialsm toolbox

1485-1950. #russianColonialism genocide of the komi indigenous nation. centuries of economic exploitation, russification, mass murder of intelligentsia, settler colonialism, pillaging of local natural resources made komi a 30% minority on their own lands
blogs.helsinki.fi/slavica-helsin…

1552. #russianColonialism genocide of kazan. after several failed attempts to install puppet rulers, russians sieged the capital of the indigenous people tatars for a month, then slaughtered 65k citizens, razing most buildings to the ground
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_…

1607-1800s. #russianColonialism genocide of the ket. the indigenous nation was forcefully resettled several times to break the resistance. famines, epidemics introduced by settler colonialists put the ket into dependence on food assistance from moscow
eki.ee/books/redbook/…

1651-56. #russianColonialism genocide of the daur people, part of siberian settler colonialism push. no exact estimate how many killed, but males were systemically slaughtered. russians used rape and kidnapping of children as a deliberate genocide strategy
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daur_peop…

1640-50s. #russianColonialism genocide of yakut, koryak, kamchadals, chukchi people. part of siberian colonialism push. 80% killed or died of settler-introduced smallpox. russians used meat hooks to hang the native men, raped the women
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_c…

1650-1950. #russianColonialism genocide of the selkup. settler colonialism drives many to suicide by self-burying alive. russification, land stealing, exploitation empowered by alcohol & fraud, mass kidnapping of kids made the nation nearly instinct
eki.ee/books/redbook/…

1706-44. #russiancolonialism genocide of itelmens. the indigenous nation was enslaved during siberian settler colonialism push. after several rebellions, russians killed 80% of the population. just 3k itelmens survived to the date
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itelmens

1714-1960. #russianColonialism genocide of the mansi. moscow used violent christianization, settler colonialism as a pretext to colonize the indigenous nation, enforced cultural erasure, and pillaged the land for tens of billions in oil and gas
eki.ee/books/redbook/…

1740-1850s. #russianColonialism genocide of kamchatka indigenous nations. the original population of 150,000 went to 10,000 via systemic slaughter. at least 12 nations were fully exterminated, their lands stolen by settler russian colonists
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_c…

1750-1800. #russianColonialism genocide of the koryaks indigenous nation. the original population of 11,000 reduced to 4,800 via systemic slaughter, settler-introduced smallpox and slavery
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koryaks

1750-1910. #russianColonialism genocide of the aleut indigenous nation. mass murder, enslavement, forced resettlement, russification and settler colonialism cut the original population of 25k to 1k by 1910
eki.ee/books/redbook/…

1820-70s. #russianColonialism genocide of circassian people. ethnic cleansing, mass rape, and deportations affected 97% or 1,500,000 of this muslim indigenous nation. russians burn villages mostly at night, systematically starve, massacre locals
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circassia…

1860-1940s. #russianColonialism genocide of the nivkh. settler colonialism outnumbered the indigenous nation, turned their lands into a massive unsanitary gulag, devastated it with epidemics and environmental ruin. russification filled cultural erasure
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nivkh_peo…

1877-1945. #russianColonialism genocide of the ainu people. targeted with several deportations, moscow forbade the indigenous nation to self-identify because of a territorial dispute with japan — the ban exists to the date
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ainu_in_R…

1900. #russianColonialism genocide of chinese and other indigenous nations of the far east. when moscow got scared that anti-colonial boxer rebellion will inspire russian-colonized asian people it just slaughtered thousands and deported tens of thousands
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900_Amur…

1930-1970s. #russianColonialism genocide of the enets indigenous nation. ban to reindeer, kidnapping kids to boarding schools, russification, settler colonialism, and inflicting environmental ruin made the nation almost extinct
eki.ee/books/redbook/…

1937-1960s. #russianColonialism genocide of the sámi indigenous people. moscow plans the pillage of their lands rich on natural resources, spreads disinfo about 'traitor nation', mass murders and deports the sámi, replaces them with settler colonists
diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva…

1944. #russianColonialism genocide of the karachays. to clear lands for russian settlers and as 'final solution for muslim problem', moscow spreads 'traitor nation' disinfo, deports all 70k of them to central asia. every 5th killed
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deportati…

1944. #russianColonialism genocide of the meskhetian turks. as 'final solution for muslim problem', moscow deports 100k of them to central asia. every 2nd killed. most descendants remain stateless
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deportati…

1944. #russianColonialism genocide of izhorians. moscow deports the nation as 'traitors,' many die or chose to russify to avoid further discrimination. original population of 26k drops to couple of hundreds today, izhorian language is nearly extinct
researchgate.net/publication/33…

this thread is not a full list and just illustrative. it is linked to my original 'mother of all #russiancolonialism threads' documenting modern russian colonial invasions and other genocides done by moscow
x.com/i/events/15081…

the thread is reconstructed from an earlier version that partially collapsed under mass reporting
threadreaderapp.com/thread/1495323…

the Baturyn massacre

https://x.com/maksymeristavi/status/1655604474553958402

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