This special QSL was received via the DARC bureau. The station was operated by members of the RK6XWA-club station.
The Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria is a federal subject of Russia (a republic), located in the Caucasus region.
History:
As with other parts of the Caucasus, the area that is now known as Kabardino-Balkaria has been inhabited for thousands of years. The origins of its inhabitants are somewhat obscure. The Kabards are known to have settled there by the 9th century, but it is not known when the Balkars arrived.
The region came under the control of the Mongols between 1242-1295. It passed into the hands of the Georgians from 1295 to 1505 before falling, briefly, into the orbit of the Persian Empire between 1502-1516. It was then ruled by the Ottoman Empire from 1516-1557. From 1557, it became a protectorate of the expanding Russian state – first Muscovy, then the Russian Empire. The lowland-dwelling Kabards allied themselves with the Russians, but the mountain-dwelling Balkars resisted the Russians for many years.
photo ©wikimedia For the occasion of 450 years of protectorate of the Russian Empire the special station R450KB was running in Kabardino-Balkaria.
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