The Caucasus in the history of Russia: debatable problems

Moscow hosted a round table discussion “The Caucasus in the history of Russia: debatable problems.” It was organized by the History and Philology Department of the RAS and the Modern Russia History Museum. The session was opened by the general director of the museum Sergey Arkhangelov.Scientists who study the Caucasus from academic institutes and universities of Russia took part in the discussion, as well as experts from major archives and museums. The moderator of the session was the deputy Secretary Academician of the History and Philology Department of the RAS, the head of the Nikolai Mikloukho-Macklay Ethnology and Anthropology Institute, the RAS academician Valery Tishkov.

Such questions as the geopolitical importance of the Caucasus region, sources of ties between Russia and the Caucasus, the Caucasian War and its consequences, relocation of the Caucasus peoples, problems of the center and the Caucasus, the Caucasus as a contact ethnic cultural area were discussed. As a result of the round table a sourcebook should be published.