In Adygea, family heirlooms become exhibits on Day of Repatriate

In the evening of July 30, the National Museum of Adygea in Maikop opened the exhibition "We are not only heirs of past, but also ancestors of future generations", dedicated to the Day of Repatriate, celebrated annually on August 1. It was organized by the museum with the support of the Committee of Adygea on National Affairs, Relations with Compatriots and Media.

The basis of the exhibition was compiled by the photographs, received from the family archives of repatriates, who returned to Adygea from Turkey, Syria, and Yugoslavia. The photographs capture the significant events in their lives: weddings, family celebrations.

"We prepare the exhibition, dedicated to the Day of Repatriate, celebrated on August 1, each year. We are short of material; therefore, we diversify the themes. This is the first time, when the exhibition is devoted to the family theme, and this is the first time, when the exhibition shows so many photographs," said Fatima Djigunova, Director of the Museum.

The exhibition also presents the documents, reflecting the repatriation of Adyg people (Circassians). One of the most interesting exhibits is the cradle, removed by Adyg people after the end of the Caucasian War during their relocation from Adygea to Turkey.

"A 1.5-year-old girl Mysyrkhan was carried in the cradle to the Ottoman Empire. After 100 years, the cradle was returned to its historic homeland, to Adygea. The Museum obtained it from the Tsei family, who came to the republic from Kosovo," said Zarema Dzybova, the researcher of the Museum.

Repatriates, who visited the exhibition, carefully examined the photographs and found on them their relatives and friends.

"Here, the photo presents my sister and her husband," says Ranya Kanshat, a resident of Maikop. She continues: "We are very pleased that people remember us. There are more and more repatriates in Adygea. And this is a pleasant fact."