About the book: 2000 / The book “The Siege of the Caucasus” includes memories of participants in the conquest of this region in the last century - from the famous Ermolov to the humble officer who stormed Shamil’s last refuge. The book is structured in such a way that the memoirs included in it cover the main part of the six decades of war and represent the main events of the bloody epic. The book is richly illustrated with visual material, the main part of which has not been previously published, provided with notes and an annotated index.