National policy of Russia in the Northwestern Caucasus and its influence on the dynamics of ethnic structure of the region in the 19th - first half of the 20th centuries

The article discusses cardinal stages and measures of the national policy of Russia in the Northwestern Caucasus and its impact on the ethnic structure dynamics of the region. The author elicits that national politic activities are determined by the sociopolitical situation in the country in general and by the status of the region in particular.