First North Caucasus Conference: Ethno-Cultural Problem Problems of the Circassian Nation

Rewarding and interesting conference at Warsaw University, 7-9 November with scholars in Circassian studies and representatives from Circassian organisations in many countries. Thank you so much to the organizers of this event professors David Kolbaia (Warsaw) and Merab Chukhua (Georgia), for the opportunity for meetings and discussions – Center for East European Studies at Warsaw University, Institute of Caucasology Ivane Javakhisvili University and the Circassian (Adyghean) Culture Center in Georgia. My presentation was entitled: The representation of the Caucasus and Caucasian peoples in early Swedish newspapers from the 17th and 18th centuries