Ossetian Digorians. The mystery of the origin of iriston, digoras and the great tamerlane

Digorians
digorænttæ

Number and range

Digorsky, Irafsky, Mozdoksky districts, Vladikavkaz, as well as KBR, Turkey
Russia, Russia

• North Ossetia North Ossetia
• Kabardino-Balkaria Kabardino-Balkaria

Turkey Turkey
Syria Syria

Language

Digor dialect of the Ossetian language

Religion

Islam, Orthodoxy

Racial type

Caucasians

Included in Related peoples

Digorians(Ossetian dig. digoræ, digorænttæ; singular - digoron, iron. dygur, dygurættæ; singular - dyguron) - a sub-ethnos of Ossetians, they speak the Digor dialect (as part of the Leninist linguistic policy, until 1937 it developed as a separate literary language) of the Iranian group of the Indo-European language family. The speakers of the Iron dialect rarely speak the Digor language and, without communication experience, understand it very little. Digorians, on the contrary, for the most part understand Ironic speech and partially own it, since Ironic is more common in Ossetia and in Soviet times was considered the only literary language of Ossetians, and therefore it was also taught to Digorians. According to the All-Russian Population Census of Russia in 2002, 607 people indicated themselves as Digorians, and according to the 2010 census, only 223 Digorians indicated their identity.

• 1 History of the Digorians
• 2 Digor dialect
  • 2.1 Comparative features of dialects and dialects of the Digor dialect
• 3 Culture
• 4 Notable Digorians
  • 4.1 Laureates of the Stalin, State and Lenin Prizes
  • 4.2 Heroes of Socialist Labor, Heroes of Labor of the Russian Federation, full holders of the Order of Labor Glory
• 5 Interesting Facts
• 6 Links
• 7 Notes

History of the Digorians

In the “Armenian Geography” (7th century), among the tribal names, the ethnonym Ashdigor is found - it is generally believed that this is a mention of the Digorians. On this and other (in particular, linguistic) grounds, it is assumed that the dialectal division in the Proto-Ossetian language occurred quite early, in pre-Mongol times. The Digorians have preserved legends about the invasion of the Caucasus by Timur (Zadaleski nana and Temur Alsakh) at the beginning of the 15th century.

Digorians make up the bulk of the population of Digoria - the western part of North Ossetia (Digorsky and Irafsky districts of the republic) and Ossetians living in Kabardino-Balkaria (the village of Ozrek, Urukh, St. Urukh, etc.). At the beginning of the 19th century, a number of Digor families from the foothill villages of Ket and Didinata moved to the territory of the modern Mozdok region. Here, on the right bank of the Terek, two large settlements of Digorians arose - Chernoyarsk (Dzæræshte, 1805) and Novo-Ossetian (Musgæu, 1809)

Unlike the rest of Ossetia, which joined the Russian Empire in 1774, Digoria became part of the Russian Empire in 1781.

In the first half of the 19th century, the Digorians professed both Islam and Christianity. The Russian government, seeking to separate Christians and Muslims, resettled the Digorians on the plain, and in 1852 the Volno-Mohammedan and Free-Christian were formed. Mozdok Digorians from the villages of Chernoyarskaya and Novo-Ossetinskaya were also Christians. A considerable number of Muslim Digorians in the second half of the 19th century moved to Turkey, where they settled compactly near the city of Kars (the villages of Sarykamysh and Hamamli)

Now most of the Digorians of the Irafsky region and those living in Kabardino-Balkaria profess Islam, in the Digorsky region mainly Christians live. The influence of Ossetian traditional beliefs is significant both among nominal Muslims and nominal Christians.

Digor dialect

Compared to Iron, the Digor dialect retains more archaic features of a common ancestor language. In other words, in a number of phenomena of phonetics and morphology, the Digor and Iron dialects can be considered as two successive stages in the development of the same language.

The founder of Digor literature is the first Digor poet Blaska Gurzhibekov (1868-1905). Besides Gurzhibekov, such writers as Georgy Maliev, Sozur Bagraev, Kazbek Kazbekov, Andrey Guluev, Taze Besaev, Yehya Khidirov, Taimuraz Tetsoev, Kazbek Tamaev, Zamadin Tseov and others wrote their works in Digor.

Writing in the Digor dialect existed (in parallel with writing in the Iron variant of the language) from the very appearance of Ossetian writing on a Russian graphic basis, that is, from the middle of the 19th century. However, gradually the proportion of writing in Iron, which was the basis of the Ossetian literary language, increased, which at times led to an almost complete cessation of the printing of Digor texts.

From the time of the establishment of Soviet power until 1937, Digor was considered a separate language, textbooks and other publications were published. However, in 1937, the Digor alphabet was declared "counter-revolutionary", and the Digor language was again recognized as a dialect of the Ossetian language, and the advanced Digor intelligentsia was subjected to repression.

Today, there is a rich literary tradition in the Digor dialect, newspapers (“Digoræ”, “Digori habærttæ”, “Iræf”) and a literary magazine (“Iræf”) are published, a voluminous Digorian-Russian dictionary has been published, as well as an explanatory dictionary of mathematical terms authored by Skodtaev K. B. Collections of Digorian writers are regularly published, various literary competitions and evenings are held. Digorsky State Drama Theatre. News programs in Digor are broadcast on radio and television. Some subjects are taught in the Digor dialect in elementary grades in schools with a predominance of the Digor population. It is planned to open in SOGU named after. K. L. Khetagurov Digorsky Department of Philology.

The Constitution of the RNO-A essentially recognizes both dialects of the Ossetian language as the state languages ​​of the republic, in Art. 15 says:

1. The official languages ​​of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania are Ossetian and Russian. 2. The Ossetian language (Iron and Digor dialects) is the basis of the national identity of the Ossetian people. Preservation and development of the Ossetian language are the most important tasks of the state authorities of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania.

Comparative features of dialects and dialects of the Digor dialect

Normal spelling of the Iron variant of the literary Ossetian language	Normal spelling of the most archaic Digor variant of the literary Ossetian language	Gornodigorsky dialect	Starodvalsky (Dvalsky) dialect(until the 19th century)	Kudaro-Java (Novodvalsky) dialect(continuation of Old Valian)	Alagir dialect(since the 20th century it has been superseded by Kurtato-Tagauri)	Urstual dialect and Chisansky (Xansky) dialect	Kurtato-Tagauri dialect	Tual dialect(until the 20th century)	Translation
salam	Salan	Salan	salam	salam	Shalam	salam	Shalam	salam	Hey
Kusynts	Kosuntsæ	Kosuncæ	Kusinch	Kusinch	Kushynts	Kusynts	Kushyns	Kusynts	(They work
Chyzdzhi tsæstytæ	Kizgi tsæstitæ	Kizgi honors	Kyzgy hæstytæ	Chyzdzhi shæstytæ	Chyzdzhi tsæshtytæ	Chyzdzhi tsæstytæ	Chyzhdzhi sæshtytæ	Chyzdzhi sæstytæ	girl eyes
Dzæbæh y	Dzæbæh uo	Jæbæh wo	Jæbæh y	Jæbæh y	Dzæbæh y	Dzæbæh y	Zæbæh y	Zæbæh y	Good
Tsu	Tso	Cho	Chu	Chu/Shu	Tsu	Tsu	Su	Su	go
Huytsau	Hutsau	Huchau	Huychau	Huyshau	Huytsau	Huytsau	Huysau	Huysau	God
Dzurynts	Dzoruntsæ	Joruncha	Djurynch	Zhurynch	Dzurynts	Dzurynts	Zuryns	Zurynts	(They say
Tsybyr	Tsubur	Kibir	Kybyr	Chybyr/Shybyr	Tsybyr	Tsybyr	Sybyr	Sybyr	Short

culture

• State North Ossetian Digorsky Drama Theater - in Vladikavkaz
• Ensemble of song and dance "Kaft" - Digora,
• Statue of Jesus Christ with his hands open (Similar to a statue in Rio de Janeiro) at the entrance to the city of Digora,
• Newspaper "Digoræ",
• "Iraf" newspaper,
• Life of the "Irafsky district",
• Museum in Zadalesk,
• Museum of local lore of the city of Digora,
• Monument to the Kermenists in the city of Digora,

Notable Digorians

Laureates of the Stalin, State and Lenin Prizes

• Akoev Inal Georgievich
• Gutsunaev Vadim Konstantinovich
• Dzardanov Andrey Borisovich
• Zoloev Kim Karpovich
• Zoloev Tatarkan Magometovich
• Medoev Georgy Tsaraevich
• Tavasiev Soslanbek Dafaevich
• Takoev Zandar Afsimaikhovich
• Khabiev Mukharbek Dzabegovich
• Khutiev Alexander Petrovich

Heroes of Socialist Labor, Heroes of Labor of the Russian Federation, full cavaliers of the Order of Labor Glory

• Bolloeva Poli
• Gergiev Valery Abisalovich
• Khadaev Akhurbek
• Tolasov Boris Konstantinovich

• In the works of oral folk art of the Digorians "Temur Alsakh" and "Zadæleski Nana", it is said about the campaign of Timur (Tamerlane) to the Caucasus at the end of the XIV century.

Links

• M. I. Isaev, Digor dialect of the Ossetian language

Notes

1. Overview of Ossetian sub-ethnonyms and versions of their origin
2. Abaev V. A., Ossetian language and folklore, vol. 1, M. - L., 1949. Cit. by ed.: Isaev M.I., Digorsky dialect of the Ossetian language. Phonetics. Morphology, "Science", M., 1966
3. Journal "Revolution and Nationalities", 1937, No. 5, p. 81-82
4. The electronic version of this dictionary is available for the ABBYY Lingvo shell
5. Latest news releases on the website of the State TV and Radio Company "Alania"
6. Full text of the RNO-A constitution

Ossetians
culture	Literature Music Cuisine Dancing Art Architecture Nart epic Names
Ossetians by country	North Ossetia South Ossetia Ossetians in Georgia: Trialeti Ossetia, Trusovskoye Gorge Ossetians in Turkey
Attitude towards religion	Christianity in Ossetia Islam
Ossetian language	Iron dialect (including Kudaro-Java dialect) Digor dialect
Sub-ethnic groups	Ironians (Alagirs, Kudars, Kurtatins, Tagaurians, Trusovians, Tuals, Urstuals, Chsans)
Miscellaneous	History Ethnonyms Ethnogenesis

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Digorians make up the bulk of the population of Digoria - the western part of North Ossetia (Digorsky and Irafsky regions of the republic) and Ossetians living in Kabardino-Balkaria (village Ozrek, Urukh, St. Urukh, etc.). At the beginning of the 19th century, a number of Digor families from the foothill villages of Ket and Didinata moved to the territory of the modern Mozdok region. Here, on the right bank of the Terek, two large settlements of Digorians arose - Chernoyarsk (Dzæræshte, 1805) and Novo-Ossetian (Musgæu, 1809)

Unlike the rest of Ossetia, which joined the Russian Empire in 1774, Digoria became part of the Russian Empire in 1781.

In the first half of the 19th century, the Digorians professed both Islam and Christianity. The Russian government, seeking to separate Christians and Muslims, resettled the Digorians on the plain, and in 1852 the Volno-Mohammedan and Free-Christian were formed. Mozdok Digorians from the villages of Chernoyarskaya and Novo-Ossetinskaya were also Christians. A considerable number of Muslim Digorians in the second half of the 19th century moved to Turkey, where they settled compactly near the city of Kars (the villages of Sarykamysh and Hamamli)

Now most of the Digorians of the Irafsky region and those living in Kabardino-Balkaria profess Islam, in the Digorsky region mainly Christians live. The influence of Ossetian traditional beliefs is significant both among nominal Muslims and nominal Christians.

Digor dialect

The founder of Digor literature is the first Digor poet Blaska Gurzhibekov (1868-1905). Besides Gurzhibekov, such writers as Georgy Maliev, Sozur Bagraev, Kazbek Kazbekov, Andrey Guluev, Taze Besaev, Yehya Khidirov, Taimuraz Tetsoev, Kazbek Tamaev, Zamadin Tseov and others wrote their works in Digor.

Writing in the Digor dialect existed (in parallel with writing in the Iron variant of the language) from the very appearance of Ossetian writing on a Russian graphic basis, that is, from the middle of the 19th century. However, gradually the proportion of writing in Iron, which was the basis of the Ossetian literary language, increased, which at times led to an almost complete cessation of the printing of Digor texts.

From the time of the establishment of Soviet power until 1937, Digor was considered a separate language, textbooks and other publications were published. However, in 1937 the Digor alphabet was declared "counter-revolutionary", and the Digor language was again recognized as a dialect of the Ossetian language, and the advanced Digor intelligentsia was subjected to repression.

Today, there is a rich literary tradition in the Digor dialect, newspapers (“Digoræ”, “Digori habærttæ”, “Iræf”) and a literary magazine (“Iræf”) are published, a voluminous Digorian-Russian dictionary has been published, as well as an explanatory dictionary of mathematical terms authored by Skodtaev K. B. Collections of Digorian writers are regularly published, various literary competitions and evenings are held. The Digorsky State Drama Theatre. Radio and television broadcast news programs in Digor. Some subjects are taught in the Digor dialect in elementary grades in schools with a predominance of the Digor population. It is planned to open in SOGU named after. K. L. Khetagurov Digorsky Department of Philology.

The Constitution of the RNO-A essentially recognizes both dialects of the Ossetian language as the state languages ​​of the republic, in Art. 15 says:

1. The official languages ​​of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania are Ossetian and Russian. 2. The Ossetian language (Iron and Digor dialects) is the basis of the national identity of the Ossetian people. The preservation and development of the Ossetian language are the most important tasks of the state authorities of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania .

culture

• State North Ossetian Digorsky Drama Theater - in Vladikavkaz,
• Drama folk theater of regional significance in the city of Digora,
• Ensemble of song and dance "Kaft" - Digora,
• Statue of Jesus Christ with his hands open (Similar to a statue in Rio de Janeiro) at the entrance to the city of Digora,
• Newspaper "Digoræ",
• "Iraf" newspaper,
• Life of the "Irafsky district",
• Museum in Zadalesk,
• Museum of local lore of the city of Digora,
• Monument to the Kermenists in the city of Digora,
• Monument to Vaso Maliev in the city of Vladikavaz.

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The essence of the father began to habitually “sway” and melt, and in a moment it completely disappeared. And I, still looking in confusion where his transparent body had just shone, understood that I didn’t know where to start ... Caraffa stated too confidently that Anna would very soon be in his criminal hands, so I had time to fight there was almost none left.
Getting up and shaking myself from my heavy thoughts, I decided to follow the advice of my father and go to Meteora again. It couldn't have been worse anyway. Therefore, having tuned in to the North, I went ...
This time there were no mountains, no beautiful flowers... I was greeted only by a spacious, very long stone hall, at the far end of which something incredibly bright and attractive sparkled with green light, like a dazzling emerald star. The air around her shone and pulsed, throwing out long tongues of burning green "flame", which, flashing, lit up the huge hall to the ceiling. Next to this unprecedented beauty, thinking about something sad, stood the North.
Hello, Isidora. I'm glad you're here," he said, turning around.
Hello, Sever. I came for a short time, - trying my best not to relax and not to succumb to the charm of Meteora, I answered. “Tell me, Sever, how could you let Anna go from here? You knew what she was getting into! How could you let her go?! I was hoping Meteora would be her protection, but she betrayed her so easily... Please explain if you can...
He looked at me with his sad, wise eyes without saying a word. As if everything had already been said, and nothing could be changed... Then, shaking his head in the negative, he said softly:
– Meteora did not betray Anna, Isidora. Anna herself decided to leave. She is no longer a child, she thinks and decides in her own way, and we have no right to keep her here by force. Even if they do not agree with her decision. She was informed that Caraffa would torture you if she did not agree to return there. So Anna decided to leave. Our rules are very strict and unchanging, Isidora. Once we transgress them, next time there will be a reason why life here will quickly begin to change. This is unacceptable, we are not free to deviate from our path.
– You know, Sever, I think that THIS is your main mistake... You have blindly locked yourself in your infallible laws, which, if you look closely at them, will turn out to be completely empty and, to some extent, even naive. You are dealing with amazing people here, each of whom is already wealth in itself. And they, so unusually bright and strong, cannot be tailored to one law! They just won't obey him. You need to be more flexible and understanding, Sever. Sometimes life becomes too unpredictable, just as circumstances are unpredictable. And you cannot judge in the same way what is familiar and what no longer fits into your long-established, outdated "framework". Do you yourself believe that your laws are correct? Tell me honestly, Sever! ..
He studied my face, becoming more and more confused, as if he could not decide whether to tell me the truth or leave everything as it is, without disturbing his wise soul with regrets...
- What our laws are, Isidora, was not created in one day ... Centuries passed, and the Magi still paid for their mistakes. Therefore, even if something sometimes seems to us not quite right, we prefer to look at life in its comprehensive picture, without disconnecting from individual personalities. As much as it hurts...
I would give a lot if you agreed to stay with us! One fine day, you might have changed the Earth, Isidora... You have a very rare Gift, and you know how to really THINK... But I know that you won't stay. Don't betray yourself. And I can't help you. I know that you will never forgive us while you are alive... Just as Magdalena never forgave us for the death of her beloved husband, Jesus Radomir... But we asked her to return, offering protection to her children, but she never returned to us... We live with this burden for many years, Isidora, and believe me - there is no heavier burden in the world! But such is our fate, unfortunately, and it is impossible to change it until the real day of “awakening” comes on Earth ... When we no longer need to hide, when the Earth finally becomes truly pure and wise, it becomes brighter. .. That's when we will be able to think separately, to think about each gifted person, not being afraid that the Earth will destroy us. Without fear that after us there will be no Faith and Knowledge, there will be no KNOWLEDGE people...
The North drooped, as if inside it did not agree with what he himself had just told me ... I felt with all my heart, with all my soul, that he believed much more in what I believed so confidently. But I also knew that he would not reveal himself to me without betraying Meteora and his beloved great Teachers. So I decided to leave him alone, not to torment him any more...
“Tell me, Sever, what happened to Mary Magdalene?” Do her descendants still live somewhere on Earth?
- Of course, Isidora! .. - Sever immediately answered, and it seemed to me that he was sincerely pleased with the change of topic ...

A wonderful painting by Rubens "Crucifixion". Next to the body of Christ (below) - Magdalene and his brother, Radan (in
red), and behind Magdalena is Radomir's mother, Vedunya Maria. At the very top is John, and to the right and left of
him are two Knights of the Temple. The other two figures are unknown. Perhaps it was the Jews who
lived Radomir's family?..

“After the death of Christ, Magdalene left that cruel, evil land that had taken from her the dearest person in the world. She left, taking with her her little daughter, who at that time was only four years old. And her eight-year-old son was secretly taken to Spain by the Knights of the Temple, so that he, by all means, stay alive and be able to continue the great Family of his father. If you wish, I will tell you the true story of their life, for what is presented to people today is just a story for the ignorant and blind...

Magdalena with her children - daughter Radomir with her children - son Svetodar and daughter Vesta
and son. Stained glass windows from the church of St. Nazar,
Lemoux, Languedoc, France
(St. Nazare, Lemoux, Langedoc)
On these wonderful stained-glass windows Radomir and Magdalena with their children - son
Svetodar and daughter Vesta. Also, here is another very interesting
detail - a clergyman standing next to Radomir is dressed in the uniform of a catholic
personal church, which two thousand years ago could not have in any way
lo be. It appeared among the priests only in the 11th-12th centuries. What, again,
proves the birth of Jesus-Radomir only in the 11th century.

I nodded to North.
– Tell me, please, the truth... Tell me about them, Sever...

Radomir, anticipating his ambulance
death, sends a nine-year-old
Svetodar live in Spain... Chuv-
deep sadness and general
despair.

His thoughts flew far, far away, plunging into the old, covered with the ashes of centuries, intimate memories. And an amazing story began...
– As I told you earlier, Isidora, after the death of Jesus and Magdalene, their whole bright and sad life was entwined with shameless lies, transferring this lie also to the descendants of this amazing, courageous family... They were “dressed” with ANOTHER FAITH. Their pure images were surrounded by the lives of ALIEN PEOPLE, who then had not lived for a long time ... They put into their mouths WORDS that they NEVER SPOKEN ... They were made RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CRIMES that THE ALEIGN FAITH, the most deceitful and criminal that existed ever on earth...

Ossetians, Iron, Digoron(self-name; ethnonyms are also preserved tualagh, - Dvals, a group of autumns of the Naro-Mamison region, and Khusayrag - Khusars, a group of Ossetians of South Ossetia) - a people in the Russian Federation. The main part of the population of North Ossetia, numbering about 335,000 people, and Georgia (the main population of South Ossetia, numbering 65,000 people). They also live in Kabardino-Balkaria (10,000 people), in Karachay-Cherkessia (4,000 people). The number in Russia is 402,000 people.

Main sub-ethnic groups: Irons and Digorians(in the west of North Ossetia). They speak the Ossetian language of the Iranian group of the Indo-European family. It has two dialects: Iron (formed the basis of the literary language) and Digor. Writing since the 19th century based on the Russian alphabet.

Believers - Orthodox, there is Muslims. Most Ossetians profess Orthodoxy, which penetrated in the 6th-7th centuries from Byzantium, later from Georgia, from the 18th century from Russia. The minority is Islam (accepted in the 17th - 18th centuries from the Kabardians); preserved pagan beliefs and rituals. Among the various genres of folklore, the epic about Narts, heroic songs, legends, and lamentations stand out.

The ethnonym Digor (Ashdigor) was first mentioned in "Armenian Geography" (7th century). Dvals are named in the same source. The Georgian historian Leonty Mroveli (XI century) points to the significance of the "Great Dval road", which passed from Georgia through the territory of the Dvalians to the North Caucasus.

Ossetians are one of the most ancient peoples of the Caucasus. Since the time of the Scythian campaigns in Asia Minor, they are referred to in the Georgian chronicle as ovs (wasps, hence the Russian name for Ossetians). The Svans called them Saviars, the Mingrelians called them Ops, the Abkhazians called them Auaps, the Chechens and Ingushs called them Iri, the Balkars and Karachays called them Duger, and the Kabardians called Kuschkhe. The formation of the Ossetian people is associated with the aboriginal population of the Northern Caucasus (the creators of the Koban culture) and with the alien Iranian-speaking peoples - the Scythians, Sarmatians and especially the Alans (in the 1st century AD). As a result of the settlement of the latter in the Central Caucasus, the indigenous population adopted their language and many features of culture. The powerful union of the Alans (was - in Georgian and yases, dormouse in Russian medieval sources) that developed here laid the foundation for the formation of the Ossetian nationality.

In the XIII century, the Alanian state was defeated by the Mongol-Tatars, the Alans were pushed back from the fertile plains to the south, into the mountain gorges of the Central Caucasus. On its northern slopes, four "societies" were formed, dating back to the tribal division (Digorsky, Alagirsky, Kurtatinsky, Tagaursky), on the southern slopes - many smaller "societies" that were dependent on the Georgian princes.

A lot of Ossetian-Alans went to Mongolia and especially to the countries of Eastern Europe (a large compact group of descendants of the Alans settled in Hungary, which calls itself the Yas, but lost their native language). Since the forties of the XVIII century, Russian-Ossetian relations have been developing. The Russian government created the Ossetian Spiritual Commission. Members of the commission organized the Ossetian embassy in St. Petersburg (1749), contributed to the resettlement of Ossetians in Mozdok and the Mozdok steppes and the development of new lands. Ossetians, experiencing an acute need for land, repeatedly applied through a commission with a request to the Russian government to resettle them in the foothill regions of the North Caucasus. In the year Ossetia became part of Russia. The consolidation of the Ossetian people has intensified. At the end of the 18th - 19th centuries, part of the Ossetians began to migrate from the mountains to the plains. The lands transferred to the Ossetians by the Russian government were assigned mainly to the Ossetian nobility.

. dygur, dygurættæ; units hours - dyguron) - a subethnos of Ossetians, they speak the Digor dialect (within the framework of Lenin's linguistic policy, until 1937 it developed as a separate literary language) of the Iranian group of the Indo-European language family.

History of the Digorians

Writing in the Digor dialect existed (in parallel with writing in the Iron dialect) from the very appearance of Ossetian writing on a Russian graphic basis, that is, from the middle of the 19th century. However, gradually the proportion of writing in Iron, which was the basis of the Ossetian literary language, increased, which at times led to an almost complete cessation of the printing of Digor texts.

From the time of the establishment of Soviet power until 1937, Digor was considered a separate language, textbooks and other publications were published. However, in 1937 the Digor alphabet was declared "counter-revolutionary", and the Digor language was again recognized as a dialect of the Ossetian language, and the advanced Digor intelligentsia was subjected to repression.

culture

• Monument to the poet Blashka Gurjibekov in Vladikavkaz and Digora
• State North Ossetian Digorsk drama theater - in Vladikavkaz
• Dramatic folk theater of regional significance in the city of Digora
• Ensemble of song and dance "Kaft", Digoræ
• Statue of Jesus Christ opening his hands (similar to the statue in Rio de Janeiro) at the entrance to the city of Digoræ
• Walk of Fame in Digoræ
• Park of Culture and Leisure named after the conductor of the Mariinsky Theater (St. Petersburg) Valery Gergiev in Digoræ
• Newspaper "Digori habærttæ" ("News of Digoria", Digorskaya regional newspaper)
• Newspaper "Digoræ" (republican newspaper)
• Newspaper "Iræf" (Iraf regional newspaper)
• Life of the "Irafsky district"
• Journal "Iræf" (literary journal of the Union of Writers of North Ossetia-Alania)
• Museum in the village of Zadalesk, Irafsky district
• Local Lore Museum of G. A. Tsagolov, Digoræ
• In with. Dur-Dur, Digorsky District Museum of the People's Artist of Ossetia M. Tuganov (Branch of the Museum of Local Lore of North Ossetia-Alania), Vladikavkaz
• In the village of Karman-Sindzikau, Digorsky district, the work of the People's Artist of Ossetia Soslanbek Edziev is exhibited
• The monument to Salavat Yulaev, the national hero of Bashkiria, an associate of E. Pugachev, was erected by Soslanbek Tavasiev
• Murat Dzotsoev, a native of the city of Digora, was awarded the Order of Glory in 1956 during the Hungarian events
• In the city of Digor, the streets are named after the Heroes of the Soviet Union who showed courage and heroism on the battlefields of the Great Patriotic War: Astana Kesaeva, Alexander Kibizov, Akhsarbek Abaev, Sergey Bitsaev, Pavel Bilaonov, Alexander Batyshev
• In the city of Voronezh, a street is named after Lazar Dzotov ("Street of Lieutenant Dzotov")
• In the city of Digor, a street was named after Sergei Chikhaviev, an employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, who tragically died in 1994 in the line of duty.
• In the city of Krasnoyarsk, a secondary school and a street were named after the hero of the civil war, Khadzhumar Getoev, a native of the village of Surkh-Digora, and a bust was erected
• Monument to Kermenist revolutionaries, heroes of the Civil and Great Patriotic Wars in Digoræ
• In the city of Vladikavkaz, streets are named after the Kermenist revolutionaries: Georgy Tsagolov, Debol Gibizov, Andrey Gostiyev, Kolk Kesaev, Danel Togoev
• In the city of Vladikavkaz, a street is named after the Hero of the Soviet Union Astana Nikolaevich Kesaev (captain of the submarine "Malyutka")