Russia's Chechen Dilemma
A prestigious Russian General, Yakov Kulnev, who defeated the Turks,Swedes and Napoleon, once joked. “Mother Russia is so good because someone is always fighting in one of her corners.”1 After losing a campaign in Afghanistan and suffering massive casualties during two wars in Chechnya, Russian Generals and Politicians are hardly in the mood for joking. A tainted history, militant leadership, crime, and finally Russian intervention are all factors contributing to the ongoing conflict. A conflict that will most likely continue until the entire Chechen male population is dead Before the current issues can be addressed, a brief understanding of the situation must be learned. Ever since 1722 the small Republic of Chechnya has been fighting the influences of Russian Colonialism. The result has been appalling, in particular, a bloody campaign fought between 1817-64 in which Chechen tribesman forced the Czar’s troops out of the region. In fact, it is not surprising that this small region has faced centuries of quarrel. Nestled deep inside the Causcaus Mountains, Chechnya is officially, part of the Russian Federation and the home of ethnic Russians, traditional Chechens and over a dozen other
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