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Exiles and Pioneers: Oral Histories of Greeks Deported from the Caucasus to Kazakhstan in 1949

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  • Violetta Hionidou
  • David Saunders

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The article examines the deportation of ethnic Greeks from the Caucasus in 1949, their establishment in Kazakhstan, and their lives there. The main source is 20 in-depth interviews conducted in Greater Athens, Greece, to which the majority of the deportees migrated at various dates. The main conclusion is that no trauma could be detected among either the first or the second generation of exiles. The reasons for the lack of trauma include the low mortality experienced during the deportations and the significant improvement in the deportees' living standards after their arrival in Central Asia.

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  • Violetta Hionidou & David Saunders, 2010. "Exiles and Pioneers: Oral Histories of Greeks Deported from the Caucasus to Kazakhstan in 1949," Europe-Asia Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 62(9), pages 1479-1501.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ceasxx:v:62:y:2010:i:9:p:1479-1501
    DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2010.515794
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