10 Roubles The Kabardin-Balkar Republic

Part of the long-running Russian Federation subjects series, this coin was issued as the Kabardin-Balkar Republic pushed for greater recognition within the federation — a politically sensitive matter given the republic's history of deportation under Stalin in 1944, when the entire Balkar population was forcibly relocated to Central Asia on accusations of collaboration. The Balkars were not permitted to return until 1957.