Settlements and housing of the peoples of the North Caucasus in the XIX-XX centuries. Kobycheva V.P. is another important work, without which a researcher working with the material culture of the North Caucasus cannot do. It is part of the ASM Group library.

This monograph is the result of many years of research, and it is based on field ethnographic material collected in 1960-1978 in the republics and regions of the North Caucasus during expeditions of the Caucasus Department of the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The author also attracts literary materials and archival sources.

This work represents the development of a consolidated typology of the dwelling of the region, which makes it possible to systematize the diversity of forms of folk architecture of the North Caucasus to a certain extent.

V.P. Kobychev consistently and carefully, taking into separate chapters, considers all the constituent elements of settlements and dwellings: the settlements themselves, their types and shape, the manor and yard, the fence and gate, the dwellings themselves, their materials, construction equipment, layout, shape and materials of the roof, types of heating, interior and much more. And also gives a beautiful sketch of the history of the development of the settlement and housing before the beginning of the XIX century.

In addition, in conclusion, the author gives a table of basic terms for the settlement and dwelling of the North Caucasus with the translation of each term into the main languages of the region, including, of course, Ingush.