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The Greeks of Kazakhstan are mainly the descendants of Pontic Greek who were deported there by Joseph Stalin, from southern Russia and the Caucasus region, at first the Crimean Greeks on 1944, under the resolution 5984 of June 2, 1944.〔{Ethnic cleansing in the USSR 1937 - 49] http://books.google.gr/books?id=SnLANpCfDn4C&printsec=frontcover&hl=el p122〕 then the Caucasus (Georgia and Armenia) Greeks on June 1949, Feb 1950, Aug 1950.〔(Short Synopsis of the Pontian-Greek History )〕〔Agtzidis, The Persecution of Pontic Greeks in the Soviet Union ''Journal of Refugee Studies'', 1991, 4, pp. 372-381.〕 The total number of deported persons was about 60000 people.〔{Ethnic cleansing in the USSR 1937 - 49] http://books.google.gr/books?id=SnLANpCfDn4C&printsec=frontcover&hl=el p123, 126〕 Nowadays there are between 10 and 12 thousand ethnic Greeks living in Kazakhstan in 17 communities, which together with the Kyrgyzstan community make up the FILIA (''friendship'' in Greek) Federation of Greek Communities of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. The Federation prints a small newspaper, organizes dance events, and offers Greek language and dance classes. At the moment in Kazakhstan there are 6 ethnic Greek teachers funded by the General Secretariat of Greeks Abroad. Furthermore, Greek is taught by two teachers seconded from Greece.〔(Greece MFA: Greek community in Kazakhstan )〕 ==See also== * Greek diaspora * Greek-Kazakh relations * Demographics of Kazakhstan 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Greeks in Kazakhstan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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