ABSTRACT
It is quite clear that the interethnic tensions and conflicts in the Northern Caucasus have continued into the twenty-first century. Any attempt to resolve the lingering crisis in the region is complicated by the economic and social difficulties characteristic of the transitional period, by the cultural particularities of the region, by the protracted ethno-political conflicts and also by the lack of clear conceptual views on the current events among the ruling elites and scholars of the region.
