Circassia (New Union)

Circassia (Circassian: Адыгэ Хэку - Adyge Kheku; Russian: Черкесия - Cherkesiya), officially known as the Circassian Federation (Черкесская Федерация - Cherkesskaua Federatsiya), is one of the three "federal " of the. Formed in late 2000, Circassia became its own republic on March 25, 2001. Circassia was once its own nation until the Russians annexed the region after winning the century long Russian–Circassian War, which ended up in the exodus of the Circassians and mass genocide of those who remained. During the Cold War, the remaining Circassians had very little in land or say in Communist Russia. During the, the autonomous republics of Adygea, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay-Cherkessia, and Circassian minority of the Krasnodar Krai requested to become their own Union Republic. Thought not becoming a republic as part of the accords, they would be granted the right to form a federation. In late 1999, the southern portion of the Krasnodar Krai became its own Shapsug Republic. On October 11, 2000, the four regions united to form the Circassian Federation. They would be admitted into the union months later. On July 4, 2007, the Circassian city of Sochi was elected to host the, causing a great rise of nationalism for both the Soviet Union and the Circassians.