The book is devoted to the relationship of historical Kabarda with the Russian state and their influence on the political history of the Caucasus of the XVI-XVII centuries. The author reveals many provisions of the concept of the military-political union of Kabarda with Russia (XVI-first half of the XVIII century). A special place is allocated to the gallery of portraits of prominent figures of Kabarda and the Russian state. Of particular value are documents and materials of the 16th-17th centuries, many of which are first introduced into wide scientific circulation in this publication.