Lermontov loved the Caucasus Mountains and wrote beautiful verses about them.

1. The Caucasus has stirred mans imagination since the beginning of time. Covered with eternal snow and glaciers, the crests of the Caucasus Mountains are truly majestic. From above, they look so cold and silent that it is hard to imagine there could be life among these immovable, forbidding giants.

2. The Caucasus is a well- known centre for tourists and mountaineers. The bigger part of the region, mainly the southern and central districts, is mountaineers.

3. In the south, the snow- capped peaks are wrapped in cloud or, in fine weather, they sparkle in the sun under the serene blue skies.

4. In the last century, ethnographers began to describe the relations between the generations in this area. In the Caucasus, it is not unusual to see an old man with a dagger as well as a staff. Advanced age is not normally associated with helplessness here. The oldest of the mountain folk look strong and healthy and are quite capable of defending themselves.

5. The graceful yet Caucasian dances, the unusual-sounding songs, old and new, and the traditional art displayed at the popular festivals are known all over the world.

6. At the beginning of the century, Pototsky, the Caucasian mountaineer and teacher wrote: ‘Who goes to the mountains, drawn by their distinctive beauty, elevates his soul, refines his emotions, increases his physical strength, becomes more keenly observant and enriches his mind new knowledge. The laws of friendship are held sacred in the mountains. The rules of good neighborliness are kept to this day.

7. Today Caucasus are Russia wealth. Its resorts bring not only income and have also made it world-famous.

8. Lermontov loved the Caucasus Mountains and wrote beautiful verses about them.

9. Byron, Pushkin and Tolstoy wrote about the Caucasus and about its people, who personified the spirit of freedom for them.