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ISSN 2223-165X

V.I. ABAEV NORTH-OSSETIAN INSTITUTE FOR HUMANITARIAN AND SOCIAL STUDIES

OF VLADIKAVKAZ SCIENCE CENTRE OF RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE

AND THE GOVERNMENT OF NORTH OSSETIA-ALANIA

ИЗВЕСТИЯ СОИГСИ

Klychnikov Yu. Yu. The Cossacks, Military and Political Reality of the North-Caucasian Frontier Area // Izvestiya SOIGSI. 2015. Iss. 17 (56). P.29-39. Print

Keywords: Cossacks, Caucasian line, highlanders, stanitsa, raids, defense, captives

The peculiarities of Cossacks life in the frontier uncertainty in the North Caucasus are shown in the article. The examples of Terek and Kuban Cossacks service in the frontier defense are given. The difficulties and misfortunes, the Cossacks dealt with, were shown. Some aspects were dedicated to deserters who went over to the «unpeaceful» highlanders under some circumstances.