Editing Abakan (section)

===Lithuanian and Polish exiles===
In the late 18th and during the 19th century, Lithuanian participants in the 1794, [[November Uprising|1830–1831]], and [[January Uprising|1863]] rebellions against Russian rule were exiled to Abakan. A group of [[labor camp|camp]]s was established where prisoners were forced to work in the coal mines. After [[Joseph Stalin|Stalin]]'s death, Lithuanian exiles from the nearby settlements moved in.<ref>{{harvnb|Juodvalkytė|2001}}{{page needed|date=August 2014}}</ref>

Also Polish exiles were deported to Khakassia, with the some descendants still living in the region. In 1994, a local Polish school was founded, which was supported by the local authorities until 2014, and in 1999, a Polish-language faculty was introduced at the local [[Khakassian State University]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Goreva|first=Svetlana|editor-last=Leończyk|editor-first=Sergiusz|year=2019|title=Polacy na Syberii od XIX do XXI wieku|language=pl|location=Warszawa|page=99|chapter=Dzieje Szkoły polonijnej w Abakanie 1994–2019|isbn=978-83-64206-39-9}}</ref>