HUMANITARIAN CHRONOGRAPH
100 years since his birth Nafi Grigorievich Dzhusoity
Nafi Dzhusoity «The slave of honor»
A CORNER OF THE MOTHERLAND
Vladimir T. Chshiyev The Alan medieval cross-reliquary from the village of Lezgor in North Ossetia
Abstract. t. The article examines a medieval Christian folding cross, encolpion, found in the late 19th century in the mountainous village of Lezgor in North Ossetia. The object is one of the rare finds of Christian paraphernalia of the Middle Ages so far for the mountainous zone of the North Caucasus. According to the author, the encolpion, dating from pre-Mongol times, is associated with the Christian center of Western Alanya, which was located in the Middle Ages on the territory of the modern settlement of Nizhny Arkhyz in Karachay-Cherkessia.
Keywords: medieval Christian folding cross, the sacred cave of Uas Nikkola in North Ossetia, the medieval Sattai Obau church in the village of Lezgor
DOI 10.46698/VNC.2025.1.1.013
HISTORY
Alan A. Tuallagov Sarmatian-ossetian parallels
Abstract. The plot presented on the phalerae from the Sarmatian burial of the VolodarkaI burial ground represents the scene of a famous Greek myth. If it is possible to comprehend it from the standpoint of ideas in the Sarmatian environment, some Ossetian materials may be involved in comparison. They concern the images of one of the most popular Ossetian deities and his horse.The astronomical ideas of various peoples in Asia used may indicate an ancient Sarmatian-Alanian heritage.
Keywords: phalerae, semantics of images, Sarmatians, Ossetians
DOI 10.46698/VNC.2025.1.1.014
Valery D. Dzidzoev Violation of the constitutional rights of the оssetian population of Georgia at the end of late socialism (problems and ways out of the crisis)
Abstract. The article examines the problems of the most complex relations between Georgia and South Ossetia since the late 80s - the beginning of the 20th century.The 90s of the XX century, which resulted in a war between the former metropolis and the autonomy. The interesting material is based on the collected volumes by A.G. Margiev, who collected about 400 volumes consisting of newspaper and magazine articles in Ossetian, Georgian and Russian. The collected volumes contain analytical articles about the origin of the Georgian and Ossetian peoples, about complex relations over the centuries. However, the positive in these relationships has always been much more than the negative.
Keywords: South Ossetia, Georgia, Russian Federation, conflict, confrontation, war, Alan state, Central Caucasus, geography, history, Kartli, two years, RSFSR, Georgian Democratic Republic. George V, tsar, Ossetian societies, revolution, Senate, indigenous people, Abkhazia, A.G. Margiev
DOI 10.46698/VNC.2025.1.1.002
Anzor U. Geduev?, Natalia A. Shaozheva Nalchik Defense Committee and solving emergency issues in Kabardino-Balkaria: 1941-1942
Abstract. The paper is devoted to the role of Nalchik Defense Committee (NDC) as an emergency authority in the policy of strengthening the defense capability in Kabardino-Balkarian Republic from October 1941 to October 1942. Based on published documents and archival data, the study reveals prerequisites for the emergence of NGO, its work in organizing the rear, and its contribution to the defense of Kabardino-Balkaria during more than two months of warfare action. In general, the local emergency authority’s work accelerated bureaucratic processes in the implementation of decisions.
Keywords: Kabardino-Balkaria, Nalchik Defense Committee, emergency tasks, defensive structures, 115th Cavalry Division
DOI 10.46698/VNC.2025.1.1.003
ETHNOGRAPHY
Alexey L. Chibirov Alans of the North Caucasus: the tragedy of the nation in the context of the history of the formation of the Pax Mongolica (Review of O.B. Bubenok's book «Alans-Aces in the Golden Horde (XIII–XV centuries)». Kiev, Istina, 2004)
Abstract. The article is devoted to the review of O.B. Bubenok's book «Alans-Aces in the Golden Horde (XIII–XV centuries)», in which one can trace the scientist's positions on topical issues of Iranian studies. The book highlights the methods of studying the causes and goals of Alan migration, attempts have been made to understand the history of the Alans during the war with the Mongols, archaeological material has been put into scientific circulation for the first time, which perfectly illustrates the late Alans of the Golden Horde outside the North Caucasus. The article presents an analysis of the book and also identifies contradictions that need clarification
Keywords: Alans, Alans-Aces, Mongols, Tatar-Mongol invasion, Golden Horde, Alania, Timur
DOI 10.46698/VNC.2025.1.1.004
Georgy V. Chochiev Sarıkamış Ossetian Kerim-Bey about himself, his village and his people (Fragment from the diary of Süleyman Kazmaz, 1941)
Abstract. The final part of the publication in Russian of fragments of the diary of Turkish local historian S. Kazmaz through the prism of life experience, knowledge and worldview of a rather typical representative of the older age and upper social segment of the diasporic community of Sarıkamış Ossetians – Kerim Bey from the village of Bozat – highlights the contradictory nature of ethnocultural and civic-political identity of the members of this group in the early 1940s. The information reported in Kerim Bey’s oral history may also be of some interest from the point of view of ethnography, folklore and history of the Ossetian people.
Keywords: Süleyman Kazmaz, diary entries, Sarıkamış Ossetians, diaspora community, ethnocultural deformation, dual identity
DOI 10.46698/VNC.2025.1.1.005
HISTORY OF SCIENCE
Anatoly G. Gurbanov, Alexander Y. Dokuchaev, Filipp V. Kulakov, Vera N. Smolyaninova Exhibits and collections of the Ore and Petrographic Museum of IGEM RAS: from the Mineral Cabinet of the Kunstkamera to the «Systematic petrographic collection» of Peter the Great Geological Museum of the Imperial Academy of Sciences (to the 300th anniversary of the Russian Academy of Sciences) Part 3. From the ordering of exhibits to a systematic collection.
Abstract. The paper provides information about the catalogs of the first "universal" collections of the Kunstkamera and its Mineral Cabinet, as well as about further work on the systematization of collections in the Mineralogical Museum of the Imperial Academy of Sciences. Based on archival documents, the history of cataloguing and systematization of geological collections of the Mineral Cabinet of the Kunstkammer and the Mineralogical Museum of the Imperial Academy of Sciences is covered.
Keywords: Russian Academy of Sciences, Ore and Petrographic Museum of IGEM RAS, Kunstkamera, Peter the Great Geological museum, systematic collection, rock, mineralogy, geognosy
DOI 10.46698/VNC.2025.1.1.006
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Victor M. Gazeev Collectible minerals and ornamental stones inа regionally metamorphic rocks of the Greater Caucasus
Abstract. Based on the study of geological reports, scientific publications and our own field studies, varieties of collectible minerals and jewelry, occurring in Paleozoic regionally metamorphosed rocks of the Greater Caucasus.have been identified. A brief geological description of the deposits of collectible minerals and jewelry and ornamental stones, the areas of their distribution, and the decorative characteristics of these formations are given.
Keywords: : Distene, andalusite, epidote, garnet, rose quartz, aventurine
DOI 10.46698/VNC.2025.1.1.007
Andzor Kh. Sherhov, Zayna J. Gergokova The results of hardware monitoring of the emergency section of the tailings dump of the Tyrnyauz mining and processing plant
Abstract. The paper presents the results of a comparative analysis of data from multi-time surveys of potentially dangerous objects of the Tyrnyauz tailings storage facility obtained using an unmanned aerial vehicle in 2021-2024. The dynamics of spatial and temporal changes in the emergency section of the complex of hydraulic structures for the specified period is determined. General conclusions are presented and appropriate recommendations are given.
Keywords: landslide, tailings dump, mudflow, dam, unmanned aerial vehicle, orthophotoplane
DOI 10.46698/VNC.2025.1.1.008
Natalia V. Kondratyeva, Zalina M. Kerefova, Akhmat R. Akaev Route survey of mudflow manifestations in the Mamison gorge
Abstract. In this work, the Kozydon and Zemegondon river basins (Republic of North Ossetia-Alania) were surveyed to identify areas of increased mudflow hazard. The sizes and volumes of previous mudflows were determined using drone data, and the geological and morphological conditions of the territory were assessed. During the work, it was established that there are 16 mudflow-hazardous rivers in the territory under consideration. Mudflow deposits are observed on slopes of varying exposure. According to field studies, fresh mudflow deposits were found in the beds of the Kozydon and Zemegondon rivers and traces of mudflow transit on the slopes of their basins, so these rivers are also mudflow-bearing. The source of mudflow formation is often located in the bed of one of the tributaries, and then the movement continues along the main channel
Keywords: mudflow, mudflows, glaciers, recreation, resort area, landslides
DOI mudflow, mudflows, glaciers, recreation, resort area, landslides
Irina R. Manukyan Evaluation of the effectiveness of winter wheat seed protectants
Abstract. When choosing seed protectants, preference is given to drugs of combined action that ensure the destruction of external and internal infections. Treatment of wheat seeds with fungicides contributed to an increase in germination by reducing the level of bacterial and fusarium seed infection by 88.7% when treated with Maxim Forte, KS and by 90.1% when treated with Kinto Plus, KS.
Keywords: winter wheat, seed infection, fungicide
DOI 10.46698/VNC.2025.1.1.011
PEOPLE OF SCIENCE
On the 90th anniversary of V.M. Tikhomirov
In memory of S.S. Kutateladze
In memory of A.G. Gurbanov
SCIENTIFIC LIFE
Review of VSC printed publications