Stages and regularities of national and state building in the Republic of South Ossetia

A.D. Dzidzoev, V.D. Dzidzoev

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Abstract: The article analyzes the socio-political, interethnic, and legal issues of South Ossetia, from the medieval period to the recognition of the independence and sovereignty of the Republic of South Ossetia by the Russian Federation and other states. The authors rely on verified historical and legal documents and strive to draw objective and scientifically grounded conclusions. Special attention is paid to the stages and patterns of the national and state-building process in South Ossetia.

Keywords: Russian Empire, Soviet State, Georgia, Ossetia, Alania, Kingdom of Kartli, Soviet authorities, autonomy, South Ossetia, Kartlis Tskhovreba, princes, feudal lords, Greater Liakhva, Lesser Liakhva, 18th–19th centuries, peasant uprisings, state peasants, khizans, Acts of the Caucasian Archaeographic Commission

For citation. Dzidzoev A.D., Dzidzoev V.D. Stages and regularities of national and state building in the Republic of South Ossetia. News of the Kabardino-Balkarian Scientific Center of RAS. 2025. Vol. 27. No. 4. Pp. 173–181. DOI: 10.35330/1991-6639-2025-27-4-173-181

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Information about the authors

Anatoly D. Dzidzoev, Senior Lecturer, Department of Civil and Criminal Law and Procedure, Faculty of Law, Gorsky State Agrarian University;
362040, Russia, RSO-Alania, Vladikavkaz, 37 Kirov street;
SPIN-код: 6009-8231
Valery D. Dzidzoev, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor of the Department of History of Ossetia and Caucasian Studies, South Ossetian State University named after A.A. Tibilov;
100001, Republic of South Ossetia, Tskhinvali, 8 Putin street;
dzidzoevv@mail.ru, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6406-5861, SPIN-code: 3288-0088