The third All-Russian (with international participation) historical and ethnographic readings dedicated to the memory of Professor Rasul Magomedovich Magomedov were held on the basis of the Faculty of History of Daggosuniversity on April 12, 2016 . 115 people participated (in person and in absentia) . These are scientists and teachers, undergraduates and students of universities and scientific institutions of Dagestan, Chechnya, Ingushetia, Adygea, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay-Cherkessia, Krasnodar Krai, cities of Moscow and St. Petersburg, Astrakhan, Kislovodsk (RF), Abkhazia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Iran . Their articles are devoted to topical issues of history and ethnography, jurisprudence, material and spiritual culture of the peoples of the Caucasus from ancient times to the present day, and are included in this collection.