Abstract:Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus' treatise De Administrando Imperio contains unique information on the "Papagiya's country" located in the Northwest Caucasus between Zikhiya and Kasakhiya. The given research presents the two-century history of studies of Papagiya. The author shows the range of questions, which aroused the Papagiya's researchers' interest, and reveals the stages of study, as well as the factors which caused the formation of its main versions, approaches and features. Papagiya drew attention of h… Show more
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