CHECHNYA, RUSSIA

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Language and Identity
Reality and Belief

Sep 22, 2005

Russia's Colonies

CHECHNYA & RUSSIA

Russia is the world's largest remaining colonial empire.
The collapse of the Soviet Union created 15 states out of the former Russian realm, Still, dozens of non-Russian peoples are trapped within the remaining Russian Federation.
The Kremlin is waging continuous war on one of them, the Chechens. It is one of the most bloody and devastating conflicts Europe has had to witness since WW II.

RESOURCES in ENGLISH

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RESOURCES in DANISH

	The hostage disaster in Beslan - one year after, sep 05 Interview with Chechnya's Foreign Minister, aug 05 Review of Politkovskaya: Putin's Russia, mar 05 Review of Sperling: Oh, Chechnya, nov 04

Chechnya Lectures	The War in Chechnya Where is Russia heading?

Chechnya Links	300+ links, sorted and commented faster version without logoes

Chechnya History	Chechnya's History: Short timeline The Chechens, Russia's Indians, dec 94 Genocide in Chechnya, dec 94

Chechnya Language	Russia's war on the Chechen language, maj 03 Killing a Culture the Russian Way (Ingushetia), dec 96 Kerek is dead, aug 95 The Communist Alphabet, dec 94 The Muslim Alphabet, nov 94

Chechnya Religion	Travels among Dervishes and Sufis, dec 97 Chechnya's Fighting Dervishes, dec 94

North Caucasus	Review of Hansen & Krag: North Caucasus, jun 02 The Chechens must fight alone, jan 96 Country of Souls (Abkhazia), okt 92

Central Asia	Review of Klimenko & Hertoft (ed): Kazakhstan, juli 02 Asian Hospitality (Uzbekistan), juli 93 The Germans in the Russian Empire, sep 90

Soviet	Review of Jensen: Stalin - a Biography, jun 05 Review of Sebag Montefiore: Stalin, jan 05 Review of Knight: Beria - Stalin's Butcher, apr 05 Conversation about Mouritsen: Aleksander Nevskiy - History as a weapon, mar 05 Review of Mouritsen: Aleksander Nevsky - History as a weapon, mar 05