CRIMEAN KARAITES IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE SOUTH OF RUSSIA (1918 – 1920)
Journal: SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología
Year: 2015

The paper analyses the information about soldiers and officers of the Voluntary Army of the South of Russia from Crimean Karaites communities who took part in the Civil War. The information on the Karaites’ participation in World War I and the Civil War is scattered in scientific and local history literature. However, it should be noted that these data are not complete and have a fragmentary character; in some cases, there are some factual mistakes and inaccuracies. The paper aims at reconstruct