caucasus

One of the most important questions in Georgian historiography is the identity of the tribes that inhabited the territory of modern Abkhazia and its northwestern regions, which have organically participated in the process of state-building in Georgia throughout history. So, How it was possible...

Hello. anyone had information about toponime Caucasus/kavkaz? language from greek, cherkess"circassian", rusk, or anything. why caucasus called Caucasus/Kavkaz/Kaokasos and why does mean ?

I've recently found interesting information about the war in the Caucasus during WW1. Apparently towards and after the war numerous events were taking place; Turkey invaded northwestern Iran, Germany sent troops to Georgia and conflict almost broke out between these central powers. Anyone know...

I'm trying to translate portions of De Ceremoniis of Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus. Do we have anyone here who's kind of good with Medieval Greek? So far: "To the ruler of Albania; to the ruler of the Krebatads, who are called Krebatans; to the ruler of Kydonia; to the ruler of the...

The Scythians (A generalizing term applied for an Iranian-speaking people that used to live between the Ukrainian steppes and the Altai) are probably one of the most famous people of Antiquity. As dangerous horse nomads they used to live on the periphery of the “civilized” world, always eager to...

I've become quite interested in the history of Caucasus and Central Asia, and was wondering if there's any introductory, perhaps short, books on these two areas. I guess just the basic histories of the countries of these two areas. I've read quite a bit of history on Georgia, Armenia, and...

How much emphasis did the USSR place on industrializing Central Asia & the Caucasus? Exactly how much emphasis did the USSR place on industrializing Central Asia & the Caucasus? For the record, I am talking about both in an absolute sense and in relation to the European part of the USSR. Also...

So, time oral demand for this subject isn't interesting, and asked to read after all, I should lay out the thoughts in the letter. In advance I emphasize that the opinion is extremely subjective and can not coincide with opinion of the majority. Krasnodar Krai, Kuban, Russia. Region of...

As you hopefully know, Poland, Finland, the Baltic states (Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia), Ukraine, and the Caucasian states (Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia) all became independent soon after the Russian Empire collapsed in 1917. However, whereas Poland, Finland, and the Baltic states managed...

The Kingdom of Armenia was a client state (according to many historians, it could have even been a puppet state) of the Roman Empire. The Christians were being strongly persecuted throughout the Roman Empire. So, based on these facts, which led Armenia to become the first Christian state in the...

It is believed that Russian army is the most horrifying army in the world. Through its aggressiveness, Russia concurred a huge territory with more than 100 nations. It committed numerous war crimes and genocide against local peoples. One example is Cherkessy from Caucasus Mountain region...

Can a fellow Historumite recommend me a good, unbiased general history of the Caucasus region? I'd also appreciate a solid general history of Armenia or Georgia that give pre-modern times the careful attention they deserve. I do not often ask for recommendations. But since this is a very...

On the East Europeans plains of North Caucasus there is significant Mongolian Y-DNA C3 in the North Caucasian ethnic groups. This means that Mongols did leave significant genetic impact in parts of Europe. North East Caucasian ethnic Tabasaran 43 samples, 3 C3 = 6.97% North West...

What sort of government and society did the people of the northern caucasus have? The georgians and armenians had kingdoms, there were khanates in azerbaijan, but when most people learn about northern caucasus in general, all we learn is that "khazars dominated it in ... century", then...

Decisive Caucasian Battles It`s Small video about Major Caucasian battles.(some interesting/important battles are not in the list) I made it for people who do not even know existence of these events. Hope I wont be criticized too much if you want debates,you are welcome. Decisive Caucasian...

Recent developments in Azerbaijan have prompted me to look further into this region. I have stumbled upon an article which is making me foam at the mouth in anticipation of reading up on the region's modern histories...