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Gypsies in Central Asia and the Caucasus

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This chapter defines the main communities included under the designation of Gypsies (Dom, Lom and Roma) in the Caucasus area and presents historical and demographic data. It looks at the current features of the three communities studied in Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia and the Russian Federation, as well as their migration in the post-Soviet Space.

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Marushiakova, E., Popov, V. (2016). Gypsies of the Caucasus. In: Gypsies in Central Asia and the Caucasus. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41057-9_3

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