The 10 maps below show Russia’s difficult position since the Soviet Union collapsed and explain Putin’s long-term ... the focus is on the Caucasus. It is clear that Russia’s economy, ...

The “super narrow-ranged” species was discovered in the Northwestern Caucasus region in a stream that nearly dries out completely in the summer, researchers said.

The Caucasus is in the middle." Then came more lines, squiggles and arrows: bottom left - the Mediterranean, to which the Caucasus provides an outlet; bottom right - Iran and Turkey; dominating at the ...

High Caucasus: A Mountain Quest in Russia’s Haunted Hinterland Reviewed by Maria Lipman September/October 2024 Published on August 20, 2024 . ... and armed conflict. Equipped with Soviet-era paper ...

Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine therefore created a fundamentally new reality. Russian distraction both provided the three South Caucasus states new freedom of action and created ...

South Caucasus Conflict Reveals Signs of Russia’s Crumbling Influence in Its Own Backyard Putin has used hard power to enforce Moscow’s sphere of influence.

The Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict remained frozen from 1994 to 2020, and during this time it was Moscow’s greatest tool of influence in the South Caucasus. It enabled Russia to engage in a ...