print email comment close North Caucasus: At a Glance URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3632274.stm Description: Profile of this "part of Russia that slopes up towards the main ridge of the Caucasus mountains, often considered the border between Europe and Asia." Provides descriptions of the republics and regions in the area (Chechnya, Ingushetia, North Ossetia, Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria, South Ossetia, and Abkhazia) and the conflicts in this "volatile mountainous region." From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Publisher: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Extra Keywords Chechen Georgia Russian Federation Library of Congress Subject Headings: Caucasus, Northern (Russia) LII Database Information: Record 19346 created by Jennifer English on 10/17/2005 Last modification on 09/08/2009 Published: 10/20/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/19346