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Chechnya
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Chechnya, officially the Chechen Republic, is a republic of Russia. It is situated in the North Caucasus of Eastern Europe, between the Caspian Sea and Black Sea. The republic forms a part of the Nort
Khoi (Chechnya).
Khoi (Chechnya).
Captured Imam Shamil before the commander-in-chief Prince Bariatinsky on 25 August 1859; painting by Theodor Horschelt.
Captured Imam Shamil before the commander-in-chief Prince Bariatinsky on 25 August 1859; painting by Theodor Horschelt.
Chechen artillerymen
Chechen artillerymen
Cadets of the Ichkeria Chechen national guard, 1999.
Cadets of the Ichkeria Chechen national guard, 1999.
Chechen–Russian conflict
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The Chechen–Russian conflict was the centuries-long ethnic and political conflict, often armed, between the Russian, Soviet and Imperial Russian governments and various Chechen forces. The recent phas
Statue of Aleksey Yermolov in Grozny with one of his quotes in reference to Chechens: "There is no people more vile and insidious under the sun." The statue was reinstated in 1949, four years after the Chechens were ethnically cleansed from their homeland, and it stood until 1989. In modern times Yermolov has been accused of genocide.
Statue of Aleksey Yermolov in Grozny with one of his quotes in reference to Chechens: "There is no people more vile and insidious under the sun." The
A Chechen fighter with a Borz submachine gun, 1995
A Chechen fighter with a Borz submachine gun, 1995
Akhmad Kadyrov (right), formerly a leading separatist mufti, had switched sides in 2000
Akhmad Kadyrov (right), formerly a leading separatist mufti, had switched sides in 2000