1. [n]  a large region between the Black and Caspian seas; oil is its major resource
2. [n]  the mountain range in Caucasia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea that forms part of the traditional border between Europe and Asia

Caucasus
An exploration of the Caucasus by the author of The Requiem Shark considers the legacy of nineteenth-century freedom fighter and Chechen resistance guru Imam Shamil, as presented from his descendants, the aristocratic Chavchavadze family. 10,000 first printing.

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