This article examines the historiography of the USSR international relations on a regional level. For the analysis the author selected a range of works representing interdisciplinary approaches to the problem. The article examines the works by both historians and economists, which allows to determine the extend to which the problem was studied in the Soviet historiography. This article reveals the gaps in the scientific historical knowledge of the Soviet period, and identify ways to study the problem in the context of intellectual history.

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The author addresses the problem of destruction of old and creation of a new social and political system. The author emphasizes the diversity of local governing bodies which were being supplanted by the Soviet power. The mechanism of this process is shown on the sample of Stavropol region.

The author examines unknown aspects of Stavropol region history in 1920-s. The events which led to establishment of Soviet power in the region are analyzed. The author comes up with a new interpretation of the role which the communist party played during given period.

The article is based on regional historiography and archival data. It examines the process of interaction between Stavropol authorities and the city public after the February Revolution.

The author discovers socio-economic causes of Slovaks emigration from Hungary to the United States in terms of the analysis Russian diplomat’s repots. Some of Slovaks returned home after earning the necessary means.

The article is an attempt to apply psycho-historical method and an interdisciplinary approach to analysis of the practices of perception and regulation of motherhood in different ethnic and religious communities of the North Caucasus. Using the concept of “maternity” the author examines ethical, traditional and legal methods of regulation of maternal behavior, as well as allocates general and specific methods and practices which were typical of different national traditions of the region. The article examines the factors contributing to the transformation of traditional methods and assessments of motherhood, and identifies main areas of the evolution of the phenomenon.

Until recently, historical science, especially its foreign representatives, virtually denied that pre-revolutionary Russia underwent stock modernization, pointing out the lack of a number of inherent classical modernization components in the socio-economic transformations in the country's history. The given material on the history of activities of the Stavropol elective district council on the organization of adult education in 1913-1916, on the contrary, gives examples of significant structural, cultural and mental changes in the Russian Empire in the early XX-th century, which are classified as modernization changes.

This article analyzes the diplomatic strategies of the royal power and the bunch of Paris corporations (primarily, corporations of city officials and clergy) in a Hundred Years’ War and following strengthening of monarch’s prerogatives.

The article examines the pedagogical activities of teachers of foreign origin in Stavropol regional men's grammar school. The author analyzes their biographies and their contribution to the development of the given educational institution.

The article is devoted to the activities of Stavropol district council during the First World War. It had to adapt to the extreme conditions of the time. The article shows the effectiveness and efficiency of local self-government in spite of the short period of its functioning in the region.

The article analyses the typical features of Florentine military organization in the XIII - XIV-th centuries. The author focuses on the auxiliary formations such as Communal colour guardians and «moving men» squardons, as well as their social status, organization and equipment.

The article analyzes the specificity of interaction between Russia and Abkhazia during 2008 - 2013 in the context of modern global geopolitics. Great attention is paid to aspects of Russian-Abkhazian multivector cooperation.

Given the ongoing judicial reform in the Russian Federation the article is devoted to a discussion about the necessity to adopt a uniform Code of Civil Procedure. In case of acceptance of such a code it is necessary to take into account the specifics of disputes under consideration by arbitration courts and subject composition characteristics of entities involved in the arbitration process.

The article deals with the causes and preconditions of the existence of extremist manifestations in Russia and some regions of the Russian Federation, which threatens national security. The author makes theoretical and practical suggestions aimed at prevention of extremist sentiments in the society.

The article discusses the determining factors of crime of forced migrants. The author examines the period of greatest influx of refugees and displaced persons in the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania in the early 1990-s.

The article examines the formation of political and legal immigration regulation in Germany. The author defines historical stages, conditions and background of formation of German immigration legislation.

The article analyzes the features of the entrepreneurial legal personality of juvenile entrepreneurs and the mechanism of its formation and implementation. The author makes a proposal to indicate in the registration certificate of an entrepreneur that the person is under age. The author analyses particular features of the protection of the legal capacity of juvenile entrepreneurs in business activities.

The article is devoted to the analysis of qualifying features of isolated divisions of legal persons. The author examines classical civilis, organizational and legal characteristics of the given isolated divisions, as well as controversial features that can be found in various branches of modern legislation.

The article presents theoretical interpretations of "standard of speech" concept in works by Russian scholars. The authors point out that "standard of speech" implies the culture of implementation of a specific speech activity, accompanying subject activity, as well as an independent activity. "Standard of speech" is also a precondition of successful cooperative activities.

The article deals with the feature of prose by M. I. Tsvetaeva, based on the system of defining. The author defines such concepts as denotation, signified contextual metadefinition and relative definition. The author explains terms of the thematic group with invariant meaning "Science". In the process of analysis the author uses different types of metadefinitions. The conclusion is made that in the poet’s texts descriptive, enumerative and negative metadefinitions prevail.

The article deals with philosophical, ideological, ethical and aesthetic aspects of the poetry of M.Y. Lermontov and A.S Pushkin. These aspects were expressed in their similar interpretation of deep humanistic spirit and mission of poetry, and in the development of the theme of a poet-prophet. The paper shows that addressing the theme of prophecy the poets highlighted the tragedy of human existence, which was presented in the form of a demon personifying evil world. At the same time they raised the question of the possibility of overcoming this tragedy while elucidating the truth of life, which is the mission of a poet-prophet.

The authors examine the destiny of papers of an outstanding Ossetian scholar professor B.A. Alborov, who worked in the Mountain Historical and Linguistic Research Institute of S. M. Kirov. The Institute was a victim of political repression. The article promotes clearing of many unknown questions connected with work of the Research Institute, which made a big contribution to studying of languages and cultures of the North Caucasus.

The article examines the trends of development of inter-ethnic relations in Krasnodar region in 2014. The author focuses attention on the changes in the ethnic structure of population, migration processes, inter-ethnic perceptions in the context of the identities’ construction.

The article examines the processes of political transformation in the Middle East countries in the context of activation of combat against international terrorism and extremism.

The article deals with reform process of police as a part of state policies in modern Europe. The author shows the process of "socialization" of the police in the context of European experience.

The article deals with the features of Russian privatization. The authors point out the reasons for failures and analyze the results and consequences of privatization. The authors present the assessments of the privatization given by Russian and foreign scientists.

The aim of the paper is to examine the influence of the Confucian doctrine on democratic processes in modern China. The authors have studied the role of Confucianism in Chinese political processes in different historical periods, as well as its relationship with the processes of democratization and modernization; a degree of its compatibility with the principles of democracy, the presence of democratic traits in it.

The paper examines creative process and the stages of its formation. The author analyses the features of a creative person, the problem of development and improvement of creative possibilities of a future specialist.

This article examines the gender dimension of a gradual process of transformation of family relations in the North Caucasus. Excursus into the history of gender studies allows to emphasize the complexity of the problems raised. The article discusses the modification of gender relations of spouses and the entire structure of the family.

The article is aimed at theoretical reconstruction of fundamental tenets of the theory of the consumer society in contemporary philosophy. The authors explore their social and cultural context, offer a classification and characterize conceptual apparatus. The author substantiates the thesis that pluralism of approaches to understanding of the consumer society is a theoretical and methodological framework for the development of alternative methods and philosophical approaches to the development of modern societies and resolve problems associated with the consumption.