North Caucasus: the Mountain of Languages and the Language of Mountains

The North Caucasian region is called the Russian Babylon due to its polyethnicity, multilingualism, religious syncretism, ancient mountain ethical codes coexisting along with state institutions of self-organization. Compared other locales, it still manages preserve many archaic forms socio-normative and spiritual culture, although here, too, first signs a systemic crisis globalization processes are already visible. According articles presented in this journal issue, one can judge current prospects for development national languages literatures Abkhaz, Balkars, Dagestanis, Kabardians, Karachays, Chechens, South Ossetians. Philosophers, literary scholars, folklorists, linguists raise try solve urgent problems related oral folk art, status language region, mass bilingualism, quality translation, ethno-gender stereotypes, intertextuality mechanisms, as well possibility using digital technologies modern philological research.