Russian North Caucasus in the First Third of the XXI Century

The article considers the current situation in the Russian North Caucasus. It reviews the main trends and possible prospects of its political development, ethnodemographycal and socioeconomic evolution, sociocultural dynamics, and the potential for new administrative-territorial reforms. It is stated that despite many displays of social archaisms, the integrated development of the region in the post-Soviet period has not stopped. And the main factor for its further modernization success consists in the stability and internal dynamism of the Russian Federation. Conclusion about rather high probability of complex stabilization of this problem Russian region for 15-25 years’ prospect has been made. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n3s2p14