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  Chechnya - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bordering Stavropol Krai to the northwest, the republic of Dagestan to the northeast and east, Georgia to the south, and the republics of Ingushetia and North Ossetia to the west, it is located in the Northern Caucasus mountains, in the Southern Federal District.
Chechnya is a region in the Northern Caucasus which has constantly fought against foreign rule, beginning with the Ottoman Turks in the 15th century.
Chechnya is considered an independent republic by its separatists, and a federal republic by its federalists.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chechnya   (2643 words)

  
 Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Chechnya   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The accords declared that Chechnya's national status would be decided by the end of 2001, but gave the Republic of Ichkeria de-facto independence in the meantime.
Today, Chechen separatists still claim an independent Chechnya and have orchestrated terrorist attacks in the republic and within Russia itself, leading President Putin to place the conflict within the guise of the War on Terrorism after the attacks of September 11th.
Another factor are economic interests: Chechnya possesses large oil reserves, and the Russians are concerned that prolonged instability may lead to third parties entering the region in order to seek to control the oil, causing further instability and war.
www.hallencyclopedia.com /Chechnya   (3640 words)

  
 Moscow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 17th century was rich in popular risings, such as the liberation of Moscow from the Polish invaders (1612), the Salt Riot (1648), the Copper Riot (1662), and the Moscow Uprising of 1682.
At the center of the city, in the Central Administrative Okrug, is the Moscow Kremlin, which houses the home of the President of Russia as well as many of the facilities for the national government.
Some city residents have attempted to cope with the cost of living by renting their apartments while staying in dachas (country house) outside the city.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Moscow   (7007 words)

  
 Chechnya – questions and answers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Sufism began to be propagated in Chechnya in the mid-19th century, with its religious tolerance and a penchant for metaphysical idealism and asceticism.
The resolution adopted at this forum says that "Chechnya wants to be a full and equal member of the Russian Federation, live together with Russia, in accordance with the Constitution of the Russian Federation, by the Russian laws common to all." "The Chechen nation does not imagine itself without Russia or outside Russia.
The delegates to the congress called on the population of Chechnya to rally round the existing bodies of power with the right to decide all issues related to the socio-political and socio-economic life of the republic.
www.russiaeu.org /Ch-qa.htm   (11610 words)

  
 Category:Cities and towns in Russia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cities and towns in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast
Cities and towns in the Republic of Karelia
Cities and towns under jurisdiction of Saint Petersburg
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Category:Cities_and_towns_in_Russia   (127 words)

  
 Crisis in Chechnya - Global Issues
Russia never accepted Chechnya as a separate republic and was determined not to encourage other areas to secede (perhaps similar to how many have pointed out that western imperial countries were trying hard to prevent “their” colonies from breaking free in the aftermath of the Second World War);
Slowly Grozny and other parts of Chechnya were being pounded and destroyed, while civilian population were caught in the middle of the conflict.
But Chechnya is a shameful example of western leaders refusing to confront another government on human rights abuses and war crimes because, in the end, strategic and political issues matter more.
www.globalissues.org /Geopolitics/Chechnya.asp   (3555 words)

  
 HighBeam Encyclopedia – Free Online Encyclopedia for Reference, Research, Facts
CHECHNYA [Chechnya] or Chechen Republic, region (1990 est.
Prior to 1992 Chechnya and Ingushetia comprised the Checheno-Ingush Republic.
In 2003 voters approved a new constitution for Chechnya, and Akhmad Kadyrov was subsequently elected president, but the election was generally regarded as neither free nor fair.
www.encyclopedia.com /printable.aspx?id=1E1:Chechnya   (548 words)

  
 TURAN - CHECHNYA
Chechnya has been ruled by Russia since the end of the Caucasus War (1711-1864).
Russians were brought in to settle in the lowlands and the cities of Chechnya, to work in industries and administration or to cultivate the earth in areas where the Chechens had been driven away.
Perhaps as much as 10% of Chechnya's population had perished during the 21-month war (around 100,000 people were killed, many towns and villages destroyed).
www.hunmagyar.org /turan/caucasus/chechen.html   (960 words)

  
 War in Chechnya
Russia has earmarked some 265 million dollars/ 597 million D-mark for the restoration of Chechnya but there is not much restoration to spot in Znamenskaya where sheds and houses with bullet holes in their walls are the only buildings in a landscape where the war has left its obvious trails.
The sheer inaccessibility of Chechnya, because of Russian restrictions and the threat of Chechen kidnappings, masks the cumulative horrors of the war.
Viktor Khristenko, vice-premier and chairman of the governmental commission on the re-establishment of social and economic spheres, is of the opinion that the introduction of the ministerial post proves that the conflict was attached to a national importance.
www.1worldcommunication.org /chechnya.htm   (14508 words)

  
 Chechnya: News 2002
The website Utro.ru, which frequently echoes the views of the FSB of Chechnya, headed by General Sergei Babkin, underscored, "it is precisely humanitarian aid from Denmark which regularly falls into the hands of the rebels" (Utro.ru, June 27).
The Danish Support Committee for Chechnya today presents the first paper-printed issue of a quarterly Newsletter that is intended to inform those members of the committee we can't reach by mail or web.
Commentary by the Chairman of the Chechnya Committee, Thomas Bindesbøll Larsen (in Danish)
www.tjetjenien.dk /news/2002.html   (2887 words)

  
 HighBeam Encyclopedia - Chechnya   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Chechnya War A Deepening Trap for Putin; In Confronting Separatists, Russia Relies on Force
Chechnya's Children Fall Prey to Mines; After Years of War, Russian Region Is Laden With Thousands of Explosives
The risks of independent reporting in Chechnya: by not adhering to government regulations, 'these newspapers are vulnerable to attack from all sides.'.(Words & Reflections)
www.encyclopedia.com /html/section/Chechnya_History.asp   (744 words)

  
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Today, the point of view that Chechnya is part of the Russian Federation - Russia, thrust by the Kremlin without adducing any proof, is carried into effect at an official level in the world, although this allegation has neither legal nor moral grounds.
Since the very beginning of Russian aggression against our country on 26 November 1994, we have been declaring that the leadership of Russia is experiencing a crisis with respect to principles of democracy, contrary to the existing bases of the constitution of this country.
And only the military reports from Chechnya can be used as a tribune by the Chechen people to communicate with the rest of the world, and it is abnormal.
www.kafkas.org.tr /absoluten/showarticle.php?articleID=773   (1022 words)

  
 BBC News | Europe | Chechnya fears 'total destruction'
Chechnya's foreign minister says Russia will not halt its attacks until it has obliterated the breakaway republic.
Thousands of refugees each day continue to flee Chechnya for tent cities which are springing up on its borders, despite the bitter weather and snow which is setting in.
A delegation from the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is visiting Chechnya's neighbouring republic of Ingushetia on Wednesday to observe the impact of the offensive.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/513143.stm   (533 words)

  
 Chechnya should have a UN administration
In the appeal it was written that the protesters “consider it inadmissible that the international community continues to ignore this monstrous drama.
We appeal to you to undertake all necessary efforts to study and initiate the Akhmadov plan to establish peace and democracy in Chechnya.
We want a special representative of the Secretary General for Chechnya to be appointed as soon as possible”.
www.chechnya-mfa.info /print_press.php?func=detail&par=12489   (292 words)

  
 King Louis XVI
Most of Chechnya was in ruin, with thousands of civilians refugees or dead, but for several years it was a free republic, although one teaming with warlords and poverty.
Constant street fights rage across the cities in Chechnya, and the second war has so far cost 10,000 Russian soldiers and almost 200,000 Chechens, including rebels and civilians, their lives.
The combat in Chechnya is especially brutal as Russian planes and heavy artillery bombard the major cities daily, and rockets constantly rain down n civilian refugees.
home.comcast.net /~expertmd/HistoryProject/page37.html   (160 words)

  
 Russians Vow to Return Refugees to Chechnya
The reverse migration of thousands of people appears intended to demonstrate that Russia is making progress in stabilizing Chechnya, that it is containing the problem there and that talk of a human disaster is overblown.
The grim city, which still bears the scars of the first war in Chechnya, is being used as the administration center of the Russian-controlled part of the republic.
The tent cities at Znamenskoye, which workers are still rushing to finish, have gas heat and are close to schools, making them relatively comfortable by the standards of other camps.
partners.nytimes.com /library/world/europe/121099russia-chechnya.html   (1153 words)

  
 Signs of the Last Day: The Destruction of Great Cities
The resulting devastation had turned much of Europe into a moonscape: cities laid waste or consumed by fire storms, the countryside charred and flened, roads pitted with shell holes or bomb craters, railways out of action, bridges destroyed or truncated, harbors filled with sunken, listing ships.
It is a statistical fact that the age in which we live has seen an increase in both the number and the seriousness of natural disasters.
Therefore, all this destruction brought on upon the great cities by these calamities is an important sign in each case.
www.adishakti.org /forum/signs_of_the_last_day_the_destruction_of_great_cities_1-30-2005.htm   (1244 words)

  
 Dispatches from Chechnya
The bombing and shelling of most of Chechnya’s cities and villages has completely destroyed the entire cultural and educational infrastructure.
One of the most beautiful cities in the Caucasus, Grozny, lies in ruins, along with all of its parks, gardens, monuments and historical buildings.
The most serious problem is that in a war-torn city, students and teachers are in constant danger of their lives.
www.idee.org /lreport11.html   (1285 words)

  
 Russia and Chechnya, Bin Laden   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
She has lived for two years in a refugee camp in Ingushetia, in southern Russia near the Chechen border, and like many fellow refugees closely follows the news on the radio.
But Chechens say that bin Laden has no control over events in their republic and that they are waging a war of independence against a brutal occupying army.
The war in Chechnya is far more complicated than politicians in Moscow or Washington publicly admit.
www.cdi.org /russia/johnson/5588-6.cfm   (922 words)

  
 BBC News | Europe | Chechen cities under fire
Russian hospitals near the border with Chechnya are overflowing with wounded civilians.
BBC correspondent Orla Guerin, who visited the hospital closest to the border in neighbouring Ingushetia, says patients are being cared for in hospital corridors because wards are full.
His representative, Sharip Yusupov, told the station that Chechnya wanted the international community to intervene at the forthcoming Istanbul summit of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/508456.stm   (519 words)

  
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The crisis in Chechnya, where Russian troops have once again bombed the country, is steeped with many political factors and human rights violations.
www.faq-site.com /faqs/23/where-is-chechnya.html   (333 words)

  
 Islamic Relief - Chechnya   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Foreigners face tight restrictions on entering and staying in Chechnya, so at the checkpoint the authorities hauled us out of the car and asked us many questions.
Much of the city is quite overgrown, but the very centre of the city, once filled with beautiful open squares lined by tall buildings, is now a flattened wasteland criss-crossed by busy roads.
The Russian federal government has built many of these centres in Grozny and other large cities in Chechnya to provide accommodation for refugees returning from the camps in Ingushetia.
www.islamic-relief.com /Submenu/Appeal/updates/Grozny.htm   (853 words)

  
 Chechnya: Deportation Day Feb 23, 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
An action of protest devoted to the anniversary of deportation of Chechens in February 1944 was staged near the Solovetsky Stone at Lubyanskaya Square.
It still has a boot and a piece of cloth, which used to be a pair of pants, on a bone that used to be a leg.
The purpose of the rally, organised by the SOS Chechnya Committee (Vybor SOS Cecensko), was to pay tribute to the victims of the deportation and to draw attention to the fact that the situation in Chechnya is in a deadlock, which can only be solved by political talks.
www.tjetjenien.dk /chechnya/02feb23eng.html   (1723 words)

  
 CNN.com - Rebels attack another pro-Russian official in Chechnya - August 3, 2000
MOSCOW (AP) -- A government official in Chechnya was wounded and her brother killed when an explosion ripped through her home Thursday, the latest in a series of attacks on pro-Russian officials.
Gairbekova, her mother and sister were injured, while her brother was killed, said an official with the pro-Moscow Chechen administration, speaking on condition of anonymity.
The Russians were still beefing up security in the capital Grozny and other cities around Chechnya on Thursday, in advance of possible attacks Sunday, the fourth anniversary of the day rebels captured Grozny in the 1994-96 Chechen war.
archives.cnn.com /2000/WORLD/europe/08/03/russia.chechnya.ap/index.html   (397 words)

  
 M&M Art Travel - History of Chechnya
In March, 2003, voters approved a new constitution for Chechnya, and in October Akhmad Kadyrov was elected president, but the election was generally regarded as neither free nor fair.
On Aug.29, another Russian-supported leader, Alu Alkhanov, was elected president of Chechnya with 73.5% of the vote.
Between Sept. 1-3, about 30 heavily armed guerrillas seized a school in Beslan, near Chechnya, and held about 1,100 young schoolchildren, teachers, and parents hostage.
www.mmarttravel.com /newsletter/2004-09/chechnya.php   (560 words)

  
 Chechnya: History
Russian forces killed Maskhadov, who was considered a moderate Chechen rebel leader, in 2005.
Chechnya & the bear's long shadow.(elections in Chechnya, Russia)
A Failure that Transformed Russia; The 1991-94 Democratic State-Building Experiment in Chechnya.
www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0857260.html   (500 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Chechnya : History (CIS And Baltic Political Geography) - Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
AllRefer.com - Chechnya : History (CIS And Baltic Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
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In Mar., 2003, voters approved a new constitution for Chechnya, and in October Akhmad Kadyrov was elected president, but the election was generally regarded as neither free nor fair.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/C/Chechnya-history.html   (515 words)

  
 Chechnya - ENCYCLOPEDIA - The History Channel UK
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www.thehistorychannel.co.uk /site/search/search.php?word=Chechnya   (640 words)

  
 RUSSIA / CHECHNYA
Putin's announcement comes as international leaders are calling on Moscow to scale down the military campaign in the breakaway republic.
But V-O-A Moscow Correspondent Eve Conant reports that Russian officials are showing no signs of reducing their operations in Chechnya.
Sergeev added that the United States would benefit from Russia's conflict in Chechnya.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/news/1999/11/991112-chechen1.htm   (268 words)

  
 Signs of the Last Day - This site is based on the works of Harun Yahya
Great cities will be ruined and it will be as if they had
In the last century, a great number of disasters have occurred.
The Destruction of Great Cities: Wars and Disasters
www.signsofthelastday.com /hadiths_02.html   (665 words)

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