Controversial Issues in the Study of Caucasian Slavery in the Study of A.Yu. Peretyatko (To the Issue of Interpretation of the Phenomenon)

The issue of Caucasian slavery in the last 10-15 years has been dynamically developing and being replenished with new relevant research.Researchers from different countries, both the Caucasus region, and Russian scientists, as well as specialists from far abroad, show great interest in the history of slavery in the Caucasus region and more broadly in the countries of the Black Sea basin to clarify the origins of the phenomenon, its history, sources, regional specifics, development dynamics, historical forms, modern remnants of the phenomenon, etc.Recent developments include an extensive article by A.Yu. Peretyatko (2023), in which the author addressed the problems of studying Caucasian slavery in modern historiography.The purpose of this article is to critically analyze the work of the indicated author, due to the fact that, along with correct and valuable judgments, there are also a number of omissions in the work.They are associated with insufficient consideration of a number of modern studies on Caucasian slavery and some source data.Our analysis is necessary to determine the most relevant directions in the study of the problem of Caucasian slavery, their correct and objective consideration with the maximum involvement of various research points of view.