Emergence Of Islamism In The North Caucasus: Causes And Countermeasures

The article analyzes the main concepts of Islamism and features its generation in North Caucasus, forms manifestation, specific ways counteraction. is considered a religious political form extremism obscured by Islamic slogans, directed against historically established spiritual traditions existing government, directing followers towards creation global Islamist power structures. This project has acquired own characteristics where such regional as Salafism Wahhabism became noticeably widespread Dagestan, Chechnya, Ingushetia. These were traditional Islam, which had itself region Sufism. conflict that arose between Islamists Wahhabis contributed to destabilization Muslims republics, ultimately wars Chechen Republic. difference Islam system ideology revealed.