The aim of the research was to assess epizootic activity natural plague foci in Russian Federation 2021 and provide a prognosis for 2022. Activation process has been detected Central-Caucasian high-mountain focus after recess since 2007. Local epizootics persist develop Tuva Mountain Gorno-Altai highmountain foci. Total area epizooties Russia amounted 1649.5 km2. 28 microbe strains were isolate...

With the USSR collapse, North Caucasian region became a polygon, where Russian national policy was tested for strength. In early 1990s, ethno-territorial and ethno-status contradictions, which were defined as number of “problem issues”, escalated in Caucasus: “Shapsut question”; movement separate Karachay autonomy; question dividing Kabardino-Balkaria by ethnic lines; creation Ingush Nogai auto...

A characteristic feature of the Soviet state was fact that for holding events special importance in country, by decision government, Organizing Committees were created - temporary executive bodies. This practice continues to this day. Back 1957, organizing committees connection with implementation activities restore trampled 1943-1944. autonomies Kalmyk, Chechen, Ingush, Karachay, Balkar and ot...

The article considers the main trends in population change of North Caucasian Federal District over past decade as one priority geostrategic territories identified within implementation "Strategy for Spatial Development Russia up to 2025". In general, period 2010-2022 has not changed much on Russian territory, although depopulation is observed most regions country. Against this background, Cauc...