Abstract
In the post-Soviet period, the North Caucasus region of modern Russia has become one of the most complex ethno-political regions of the country. The consequences of the ill-conceived cutting of territories and the delimitation of borders between the republics in the early years of Soviet power, the historical memory of the Caucasian War, deportations, exiles, repression, crisis circumstances, mass unemployment, and other socio-economic problems as a result of the severe crisis caused by the collapse of the USSR and liberal economic reforms, which in one way or another affected all neighboring republics, inter-ethnic and intra-confessional conflicts, and the struggle of ethno-clan groups for power, determines the realities of modern life of the population of the North Caucasian region at all levels, from political to domestic, affecting the social, state, and boarder security.
TopResearch Methods
The chapter is based on the following research methods which are mainly applied in political science: method of observation, method of document analysis, comparative historical analysis:
Key Terms in this Chapter
Security: A state of protection of vital interests.
Extremism: Adherence to extreme and radical views, methods of action. Both individuals and organizations, mainly political and religious ones, are subject to extremism.
Religious Radicalism: An ideology that arose within the boundaries of a certain religious tradition, and then separated from it by criticizing and opposing the main dogma, and striving to uncompromisingly bring its views to final logical and practical conclusions.
Scientists: A specialist in a scientific field who has contributed to science. Usually, scientists are those people who apply the scientific method. A scientist can be an expert in one or more fields of science.
Radicalism: The position of a person or group (party), which consists in the desire to radically and uncompromisingly change the existing social, political, and cultural state of affairs.
Society: Includes different forms of association of people and how they interact with each other. In other words, it is all of humanity in the past, present, and future.
Political Radicalism: The practical and ideological orientation of politics, the goal of which is the fundamental change in society and the political structure employing decisive, cardinal actions. It is the opposite of conservatism, moderation, traditionalism.
Human Security: A state of protection of the fundamental rights and freedoms of humans, while creating conditions for their free implementation in public life.