ABSTRACT
The arts and crafts of the Nakh were expressions of their world outlook, religious beliefs, rituals, and myths and legends, and they have their source in an ancient culture that also spawned the brilliant Hurrian and Urartian civilizations, which share similar artistic styles and features with extant Nakh art. Throughout the centuries, the Vainakh were influenced by the cultures of the peoples with whom they established contacts and have preserved relics of their traditions. Scythians, Sarmatians, Alans, Georgians, Khazars, Turkic peoples, Muslims and Russians have left traces in Chechen art. All Nakh peoples share a common artistic culture and architectural traditions, with slight regional variations.
