This article describes the results of quantitative value research of the Muslims of Dagestan and outlines the difference between religious groups present in this republic of Russia. It also presents information on the determinants of the justification of violence (in its different forms). According to this analysis, religious groups have certain value profiles. Sufis, for example, value obedience, disapprove of violence, and tend to trust people. Salafis are more conservative in terms of gender, more prone toward justification of violence, and trust people less, while secular Muslims support liberal values and universalism. The analysis of violence justification determinants showed that along with gender, age, and strength of religiosity, the factors that influence this phenomenon are participation in Salafi social circles and level of happiness, security, and trust. Each of these factors relates to the explanation of various forms of violence justification differently. Keywords: Islam, values, violence, Dagestan, internet survey. Varshaver E., Starodubrovskaya I. Who and why in Dagestan justifies violence? Comparative analysis of value profiles of Dagestani Islamic religious groups / / State, religion, Church in Russia and abroad. 2017. N 3. pp. 202-233. Varshaver, Evgeni, Starodubrovskaya, Irina (2017) "Who Justifies Violence in Dagestan and Why? A Comparative Analysis of Value Profiles of Muslim Religious Groups in Dagestan", Gosudarstuo, religiia, tserkov' v Rossii i za rubezhom 35(3): 202-233. page 202 Introduction To WHAT extent are religious affiliations and attitudes related to a person's values and life orientations? Why do some people tend to justify violence while others don't? Within the framework of this article, the search for answers to these questions is based on the material of a quantitative study of the values of Dagestanis conducted by a team of researchers in 2016.1. The article focuses on two questions: what is the difference between the values ... Читать далее