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The directory of the "Rosstat" (Russian Federal State Statistics Service), prepared for the All-Russian Population Census, lists over ten nationalities containing the word "Cossack". The demands of the Cossacks living in Southern Russia to recognize them as a people are historically justified; however, they sound amid the erosion of Cossacks' national identity, scientists have pointed out.

Catholic communities of Southern Russia and countries of Southern Caucasus have changed the format of Easter services and abandoned the traditional mass celebrations in order to take precautions against coronavirus spread danger.

Return of refugees, post-war victims, and search for dead bodies in the Karabakh conflict zone; verdict of guilty to Rostov activist Anastasia Shevchenko; resignation of Giorgi Gakhariya from the post of Prime Minister of Georgia; FSB reports about detention of terrorists in Southern Russia; public outcry around court's decision on claim lodged by a Chechen prosecutor, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of February 15-21, 2021, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

The construction of the palace described in the resonant investigation by Alexei Navalny deprived residents of the village of Praskoveevka of their agricultural and hunting lands, a beach and recreation places, but villagers are afraid to openly criticize Vladimir Putin.

Case of Chechen native Djumaev; public outcry about a murder in Makhachkala; trial in a case against Ingush activists, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of February 1-7, 2021, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Today, the press service for the Russian FSB has reported about the detention of members of the international terrorist organization "Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami"* in 10 regions of Russia, including Dagestan and the Krasnodar Territory. According to a source from the law enforcement bodies, one member of the "Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami"*, a native of Uzbekistan, was detained in Dagestan.

In four regions of southern Russia, a total of 19 people have been detained who had planned terror acts in Northern Caucasus; extremist materials, weapons and ammunition have been seized from them, the Russian FSB (Federal Security Bureau) has reported today.

The authors of the study of the situation with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) detection and treatment in Russia have placed Ingushetia and Kalmykia into the group of 13 best regions. Doctors of the Stavropol and Volgograd Regions are also successfully coping with the problem, while in other regions of the Southern Federal and North-Caucasian Federal Districts (SFD and NCFD) the problem is expressed at an average level.

In Novorossiysk, 21 people were detained after the protest action on January 31. Of them, five were arrested, and the rest were fined. In Anapa, at least two activists were arrested. This was reported by Marina Dubrovina, a lawyer from the "Agora" human rights group. The lawyer has also announced her intention to challenge the court decisions.

The law enforcement bodies accused Eduard Kunaev, a teacher from the village of Dinskaya, of disobeying the police at a protest action that took place in Krasnodar on January 31, advocate Mikhail Benyash reported.

Navalny's arrest triggered no mass protests in Krasnodar, Volgograd and Rostov-on-Don, since many of the participants in the January actions were not his supporters, the political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted and predicted a further decay of protest activeness in the regions.

Participation of residents of small towns of Southern Russia in actions in support of Alexei Navalny indicate a penetration of protest moods deep into the country, by analogy with Belarus, the political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted.

The Leninsky District Court of Krasnodar has considered the cases of 14 activists detained in connection with the action in support of Alexei Navalny held on January 31.

In Krasnodar, cases against activists detained at a rally in support of Alexei Navalny are being considered simultaneously by nine judges, and as a result, some of the activists were left without defence, advocates note.

Teacher Alexei Romanov reports that school administration persuaded him to resign after a court recognized him as a participant of an unsanctioned rally in support of Alexei Navalny, which took place in Armavir on January 23.