Shapsugsky National District
The Shapsug National District or Shapsug National Raion (
History
In 1864, after the end of the century-long
Because the Shapsugs were one of the most stubborn enemies of the Russian Empire, they suffered more than the other Circassian tribes. They were the last of their alliance to surrender to the occupiers' army, and kept resisting the Russians in a holy war, for more than 20 years after the end of the Russian-Circassian War in 1864.[1]
As a result of the
When the Shapsugs felt that the resistance was impossible due to the severing of marine logistics lines and to the lack of weapons, they stopped resisting. Some went to settlements previously occupied by other Adyghe tribes in the Kuban and established their own villages The remaining Shapsugs returned to their regions in the
Establishment of the Shapsug National District
The Shapsug National District was established on the 6 September 1924 as a part of the
In the beginning of 1925, the district was divided into 4 village councils (Karpovskij [Карповский], Kičmaj [Кичмай], Krasno-Aleksandrovskij [Красно-Александровский], and Pseušxo [Псеушхо]).
The South-Eastern Oblast was abolished on October 16, 1924, and the district was transferred to newly established North Caucasus Krai. In July 1930, okrugs were abolished, and the district was directly subordinated to the krai. In 1930, the center of the Shapsug National District was transferred to Krasno-Aleksandrovskoye (today Kalezh ), and the district was divided into 8 village councils (Kamir-Astrovskij [Камир-Астовский], Karpovskij [Карповский], Kičmajskij [Кичмайский], Krasno-Aleksandrovskij [Красно-Александровский], Lazarevskij [Лазаревский], Psebinskij [Псебинский], Pseušxovskij [Псеушховский], and Sovet-Kvadže [Совет-Квадже]). In March 1931, the district center was transferred to Soviet-Kvadzhe, and in January 1934, Lazarevskoye was transferred to Shapsug National District as well and became the district center.[2]
End of the Shapsug National District
In 1945, the Shapsug National District was renamed Lazarevsky District and it ceased to be a national district. The Shapsug called it Psyṣ̂wap (Adyghe: Псышӏуап) instead of Lazarevsky because Lazarevsky was named for one of the enemies of the Circassian nation, Mikhail Lazarev,[neutrality is disputed] who facilitated the invasion and conquest of Circassia, and put a siege over it during the Russian-Circassian War.[citation needed] In 1961, the district was subordinated to the city of Sochi and is currently known as Lazarevsky City District.
References
- ^ https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1876/07/31/81695758.pdf via New York Times
- ^ a b Административно-территориальное устройство Сочи. 1866-1945 гг. (in Russian). sochi.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.