When Georgia and Russia went to war in 2008, commentators rushed to label it a battle between Moscow and Washington for control of the Caucasus. But it was also part of a centuries-long independence struggle by the peoples of the mountains. In Let Our Fame Be Great, Oliver Bullough meets the highlander nations who fought for their freedom, and hears the terrible tales of their defeat. From the forgotten genocide of the Circassians – whose closest ally, a Scot, designed the flag they still use – to the Chechen wars of the present day, it is a story of violence, but also one of generosity, heroism and defiance.
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