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ROMA MEMORIAL IN BERLIN

Autorica: Alena Kvartalnova

The Roma and Sinti Monument in Berlin stands as a solemn reminder of the persecution and suffering endured by the Roma people during the Holocaust. Located in the Tiergarten district of the city, the monument was unveiled in October 2012 to...

LAW CONCERNING THE ROMA IN RUMELIA

Author: Adila Aghayeva

Various pieces of information about the Roma can be found in Ottoman archival documents, from which we learn that the Roma were sometimes referred to as Kıpti or Çingene. The Ottoman Empire associated the Roma living in Istanbul and Rumelia with...

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ROMA ON MILITARY SERVICE IN THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE

Author: Ekaterina Panova

A new chapter in the history of Roma in the Russian Empire was opened by the military duty of country's residents. The inclusion of the people in the urban and rural classes (peasants, townspeople, merchants) implied an obligation to conscription in...

EARLY ATTEMPTS AND OBSTACLES IN SEDENTARISING THE ROMA IN THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE (1730-1783)

Author: Ekaterina Panova

Sedentarisation is one of the main terms of the Russian Empire's policy towards Roma for several centuries. From ruler to ruler, from one territorial community to another, the attempts to impose the Roma a lifestyle customary to the state never...

ROMA PRESENCE IN ISTANBUL: HISTORY, CULTURE, AND CHALLENGES

Author: Adila Aghayeva

It is known that there is little information and historical facts about the general history of Rome, which prevents us from understanding what place they occupy in the historical process. Considering the important position of Roma among ethnic groups...

NICHOLAS I INTEGRATION POLICY TOWARDS ROMA

Author: Ekaterina Panova

Global history is enriched with different traveling groups of people that preserved their uniqueness out of time. Although it enriches the worls culturally and makes it ecogically more sustainable, since the emergence of sedentary civilization and...

ETHNICITY AND IDENTITY: LOM PEOPLE IN TURKEY

Author: Adila Aghayeva

It is believed that the Roma left India in three groups, with the second group being the Lom. The Loms, settled in the lands south of the Caucasus, in Armenia, Georgia, Iran and Central Asia. The Loms were anciently called Gnchu or Knchu. Today, Loms...

ETHNICITY AND IDENTITY: DOM PEOPLE IN TURKEY

Author: Adila Aghayeva

Although there are a number of claims about the Roma migration, no concrete historical fact can be found. According to the English researcher Donald Kenrick, the first migration took place between 7th-10th centuries, and the Indian immigrants,...

CLAIMS ABOUT MIGRATION OF THE ROMA FROM INDIA

Author: Adila Aghayeva

It is thought that the Roma migration took place on different dates and directions, and these migrations included 3 main groups - Dom, Lom, Rom. Many studies suggest that these migrations took place on different dates between the 5th and 15th...

ROMA ROOTS IN ORIENTAL SOURCES

Author: Adila Aghayeva

There are different hypotheses about the beginning of the Roma migration. Many of these assumptions have their roots in Eastern sources. Many researchers have agreed that the Roma has Indian roots, and in some cases these facts are based on both...