In his new book, Empire of Refugees: North Caucasian Muslims and the Late Ottoman State, Dr. Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky examines how Circassian, Chechen, Dagestani, and other refugees transformed the ...

For example, Scottish nobleman David Urquhart traveled to the Caucasus in the 19th century, and is largely responsible for the Western sense of a valorous and noble resistance to Russian rule on the ...

A mat-forming, succulent, evergreen perennial to 10cm tall, with fleshy, cylindrical leaves; in autumn the foliage takes on a red flush. In summer it produces clusters of starry white flowers on ...

The Caucasian shepherd, also known as the Caucasian ovcharka, is sweet and loving to his family. Weighing up to 170 pounds, this gentle giant can be wary around new people and requires a dedicated and ...

A vigorous, mat-forming, semi-evergreen perennial to 10cm tall, with fleshy, toothed leaves held on spreading, rooting stems. Star-shaped, pink or white flowers are produced in rounded clusters in ...