Peoples of the Caucasus
In Russia, the word "Caucasian" is a collective term referring to anyone descended from the native ethnic groups of the Caucasus. In Russian slang, Peoples of the Caucasus are called "black"; this name-calling comes from their relatively darker features. While the word "black" in itself is not racist, the racist synonym for it is "chernozhopy" (черножо́пый, trans. "black ass"). Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the rise of the Muslim population in Russia and the Second Chechen War, many Russian radical nationalists have associated Islam and Muslims with terrorism and domestic crimes.