The Russian population of the near abroad: geodemographic dynamics of the post-Soviet period by Sergey Sushchiy

“…The maximum demographic losses during this period were suffered by the Russian population of Transcaucasia and a number of countries in Central Asia. …”
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Soviet Policy in Relation to Turkey and South Caucasus in 1920-1921 by E. N. Emelyanova

“…The activity of both states in this region and the role of the Comintern in expanding the influence of Soviet Russia in the republics of Transcaucasia are traced. The urgency of the problem is determined by the need to establish relations with the countries of the Middle East at the present stage, the search for mechanisms of interaction and the use of positive experience and taking into account the mistakes of the past in this matter. …”
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Retrospective analysis of dissemination of the 2.MED1 phylogenetic branch of Yersinia pestis in the Caucasus. by Galina A Eroshenko, Alina N Balykova, Konstantin A Nikiforov, Yaroslav M Krasnov, Lyubov M Kukleva, Ekaterina A Naryshkina, Alexander A Kuznetsov, Nikolay V Popov, Vladimir V Kutyrev

“…The second wave was caused by the spread of 2.MED1 from the Northern Aral to the foci of the North-Western, Northern and Eastern Caspian Sea regions at the beginning of the second half of the 20th century, followed by introduction into the Pre-Caucasus and Transcaucasia. The rapid spread of 2.MED1 could be associated with the transfer of the pathogen by land and sea transport in the process of economic activity of the population.…”
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Plans of Erekle II, King of Kartli-Kakheti as regards the Campaign of Russian Troops in Dagestan in 1775 by Merkviladze David

“…Promising General Medem all-encompassing support on behalf of all the Christians of Transcaucasia, King Erekle emphasized the ease and further unhindered march of Russian troops. …”
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Natural and Geographical Environment as a Factor of Human Capital Accumulation in European Russia (Late 19th Century) by Dmitrii V. Didenko, Evgenii S. Grishin

“…The unit of analysis is an uyezd in the European part of the country (without Finland, Poland, and Transcaucasia). The methods of correlation, regression analysis, and cartographic research were applied. …”
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Settlement mound Tepecik and the Karaz culture in Eastern Anatolia by Hatice Gönül Yalçin

“…Over the course of a millennium, this culture spread from its origins in Eastern Anatolia, the Transcaucasia and northwest Iran to Southeastern Anatolia, northern Syria, Palestine and Israel. …”
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Timing and standards of planting winter wheat in irrigated lands by Botirov Khidir, Pardaev Burkhon, Makhmudova Yulduz

“…When 24 varieties of wheat belonging to the countries of Central Asia and Transcaucasia were tested under the same conditions in irrigated land at the Research Institute of Plant Science of Uzbekistan, the difference in yield between varieties was 32 q (112-80 q/ha). …”
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State bodies regulating Russian-Asian trade in the first half of the XIX century by Marina Maratovna-Imasheva, Aidar Yurievich-Khabutdinov, Dina Abdulbarovna-Mustafina, Linar Fаrgatovich-Abzalov, Sevindj Israfil gizi-Alieva

“…During this period, rivalry with England in Central Asia, Iran and Transcaucasia proved strategically important to Russia. …”
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Persian Population of Terek Region in Second Half of 19th — Early 20th Centuries by Z. V. Kanukova, Z. T. Plieva, B. V. Tuaeva

“…Significant differences in the situation of migrants in the Transcaucasia and the North Caucasus are revealed. The dependence of these differences on the characteristics of the host society — the Terek region during the period of post-reform modernization of the economy and social development -is determined. …”
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Intervention of the Entente Powers and Their Allies in Russia During the Civil War (1918–1922): Modern Foreign Studies by Igor Bogomolov

“…Nevertheless, despite the “anniversaries” of the landings of Allied troops in Arkhangelsk, Transcaucasia and Vladivostok, operations in the Baltic and Siberia, only a small number of monographs and articles were published. …”
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Pivot to the Middle East: the Factor of the “Islamic Awakening” by V. D. Ostanin-Golovnya

“…The article raises the question of understanding the independent republics of Transcaucasia and Central Asia as an integral part of the conceptual space of the Post-Soviet East in the context of balancing Russian interests and priorities in the context of current changes in the world order system. …”
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Features of Turkey’s Modern Policy on the Southern Caucasus by K. P. Marabyan

“…The article examines the current policy of Turkey in the South Caucasus – Transcaucasia. Bilateral relations between Turkey, on the one hand, and the states of the South Caucasus region, on the other, are considered. …”
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PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF FMDV ISOLATES RECOVERED IN POST-SOVIET STATES AND MONGOLIA IN 2016 by A. M. Timina, N. G. Zinyakov, A. V. Scherbakov, D. A. Lozovoy

“…Federal Centre for Animal Health (FGBI “ARRIAH", Vladimir, Russia) is an OIE Regional Reference Laboratory for Foot-and-Mouth Disease for Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Transcaucasia and FAO Reference Centre for Foot-and-Mouth Disease for Central Asia and Western Eurasia. …”
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Diversity and distribution of the millipedes (Diplopoda) of Georgia, Caucasus by Mzia S. Kokhia, Sergei I. Golovatch

“…The diplopod fauna of Georgia, Transcaucasia, is very rich given the country’s relatively small territory; it presently comprises 103 species from 44 genera, 12 families, and 7 orders. …”
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Diplomacy and foreign policy in the personal reign of Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos (945-959) by Prasad, P

“…The second chapter discusses relations with the Islamic Near East and Transcaucasia and provides a survey of sources, historical reconstruction, and analysis of goals and processes. …”

Pollen morphology of some species of the genus Quercus L. (Fagaceae) in the Southern Caucasus and adjacent areas by Alla Hayrapetyan, Angela A. Bruch

“…The palynomorphology of 19 modern species of the genus Quercus L. native to Armenia and adjacent regions, including the Caucasus and Transcaucasia, the Mediterranean region (especially Turkey), as well as Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan, was studied using light microscopy (LM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). …”
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Towards the origin of evidentiality in nakh-daghestanian languages: structural and areal perspectives by Samira Verhees

“…These languages are spoken in a relatively small territory in the Northeast Caucasus and partly in Transcaucasia. It is part of a larger area ranging from the Balkans to Central Asia (including the Caucasus), where similar verb forms are found. …”
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Geno/cytotoxicty and Apoptotic Properties of Phenolic Compounds from the Seeds of Dorema Glabrum Fisch. C.A by Morteza Eskandani, Elmira Dadizadeh, Hamed Hamishehkar, Hossein Nazemiyeh, Jaleh Barar

“…Introduction: Dorema glabrum (Apiaceae) is a rare and monocarpic species distributed in Transcaucasia and North West of Iran. We aimed to explore anticancer potency of bioactive compounds from the seeds of Dorma glabrum. …”
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Armenia and the Land of the Mazkut‘ (3rd–5th Centuries AD): Written Sources and Archaeological Data by Murtazali S. Gadjiev

“…The discontinuance of the Mazk‘ut‘ burial mounds in the middle of the 5th century might be explained, on the one hand, by the possible annexation of the Mazk‘ut‘ by the Huns during the invasion of Transcaucasia and the seizure of the Derbent pass in circa 440 AD; on the other hand, by the subsequent forceful displacement of the Mazk‘ut‘s and the Huns from the territory to the south of Derbent along with the strengthening of Sasanian Iran in the East Caucasus in the 440s’ and regain of control over the Derbent pass, which can be traced both in written sources (Ełishe, History of Karka de Beth Selok) and fortification monuments (mud-brick fortifications of Derbent and Torpakh-kala).…”
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N.I. Vavilov's theory of centres of diversity in the light of current understanding of wheat diversity, domestication and evolution by J. DVORAK, M.-C. LUO, E.D. AKHUNOV

“…Its centre of molecular diversity is in Turkey, which is west of the putative site of its origin in Transcaucasia and north-western Iran. It is shown that the primary cause of the disagreements between geographical centres of crop diversity and geographical centres of crop origin is gene flow from an ancestor subsequently to crop origin, which modifies the geographical pattern of crop diversity. …”
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