title: Religious Educational Institutions Of The Karachay People In The 19Th-20Th Century
abstract: This article deals with the role of religious educational institutions in the development of the Karachay people. The authors analyze the sources on this problem and demonstrate its controversial nature. Based on some sources and archive materials we showed that the religious schools in Karachay were a major factor behind the improvement of the cultural level of the populace due to their teachers. This is especially important because until the mid-1870es there were no secular schools or teachers
journal: The European Proceedings of Social & Behavioural Sciences