About the book: 2014 / The fundamental work of the outstanding military historian, Russian Army General V. A. Potto covers the period of the Caucasian War from the beginning of the 16th century to 1831. For many years, the author searched for and collected scattered documents and materials with one goal - to extract from oblivion and connect into one coherent narrative the dramatic and heroic events that, developing and intensifying, determined the very special role of the Caucasian War in our history.