Аишха2
The place
Аишха2 ("Aishkha 2") in Krasnodar Krai, Sochi/Krasnaya Polyana sector (Caucasus Nature Reserve, Karachay-Cherkessia, Abkhazia border, Russia), at 2034 m altitude, northern slope of the Western Caucasus. Continuous Russian Caucasus cluster (batches 250-391). Numbered alpine shepherd's balagan Aishkha 2 (Aishkha 2 valley + Kavkazsky Zapovednik, Russia's oldest reserve 1924, UNESCO 1999 Western Caucasus 3000 km², last wild population of European bison Bison bison bonasus, Kavkazsky reintroduced 1946-1990, 100 individuals + Krasnaya Polyana Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics 22nd edition Aibga/Rosa Khutor + Bolshoy Fisht 2867 m iconic summit + heritage of the Circassian Adyghe people (northwest Caucasian people, 700,000 Adyghe, Kabardian, Circassian, Circassian language + Muhajir genocide 1864 Russian Empire, 90% of the population exiled to the Ottomans, 1.5 M victims, current Turkey 3 M diaspora).
The setting
Krasnodar Sochi/Krasnaya Polyana Caucasus Nature Reserve Karachay-Cherkessia, Abkhazia border, Russia, 2034 m, N slope of Western Caucasus, continuous cluster batches 250-391, Aishkha 2 balagan, Aishkha 2 valley + Kavkazsky Zapovednik 1924, UNESCO 1999 Western Caucasus 3000 km², bison reintroduced 1946-1990, 100 individuals + Krasnaya Polyana Sochi 2014 + Bolshoy Fisht 2867 m, Circassian Adyghe people NW, 700,000 Circassian + Muhajir genocide 1864, Russian Empire, 90% exiled to the Ottomans, 1.5 M.
