Chechnya

Each dictator wanted to create “perfect” nations. The leader of Chechnya, Mr. Kadyrov, threatens those who disobey the authorities. According to an article in the New York Times, they were

Chechens, who had lived as members of the Soviet Union, were also relocated during World War II. Prior to the formation of the Soviet Union, Chechens had been under Russian rule for two centuries. The North Caucasus came under tsarist rule in the early nineteenth century but fighting between tribes and the Russian army had occurred for much of that time as the tsar attempted to assert his dominance over the region. In 1865, there was a rebellion against the tsarist regime in response to forced resettlement to Turkey. After the October Revolution, Chechnya declared independence from Russia, but were forcibly absorbed into the newly formed Soviet Union after intervention by the Red Army. In 1934, Chechnya joined Ingushetiya to form the

The Chechen Republic or, informally, Chechnya, is a federal subject of Russia. It is located in the Northern Caucasus Mountains, in the Southern Federal District within 100 kilometers of the Caspian Sea (Chechnya, 2013). The capital of the republic is the city of Grozny. The population of Chechnya was 1,268,989, according to the 2010 Russian Census (Chechnya, 2013). As of the 2010 Census, Chechens make up 95.3% at 1,206,551 of the republic 's population. The predominant religion in Chechnya is Islam. Chechens are overwhelmingly adherent to the Shafi 'i Madhhab of Sunni Islam, the republic having converted to Islam between the 16th and the 19th centuries (Twigg, 2005) . In 1997 Chechnya officially embraced Islam

Russia's intervention to support the regime says they are fighting isis but really they are targeting innocent civilians. In Aleppo, two barrel bombs were dropped in a small village with about 10 houses. The first bomb left a number of people injured; but the second one killed lots of people. In the film we met a man named Khalid Farah who has been apart of the white helmets for 3 years. He said that anyone who is killed or injured is treated as if it was his own son, because everyone should have the equal care. Teams of white helmets would leave Syria and go to southern turkey for a month and gain experience, so they could go back and teach their colleagues. We also met a man in the film who crossed the border and said it was a whole new world. This man would see planes in the sky and said if he was back home the planes would be dropping bombs. I learned that Syria is a very dangerous place for just innocent people. One of the questions I had during the film was why don't the people in Syria just leave, since Syria is only getting worse? In the film they say Syria was bad but now it's getting worse so why don't they just leave? Another question I had during the film is why do the volunteers continue what they do after all the people who have been killed in the line of

The fallout from the collapse of the Soviet Union over twenty years ago has brought many changes that still resonate in today's world. The balkanization of the Soviet State has created many new relationships and alliances that were not present through most of the twentieth century. The article entitled " Counter Terrorist Operation in Chechnya Officially Ended" although written nearly three and half years ago, captures the confusion and difficult processes that accompany a global power's collapse like that of the Soviet Union. The purpose of this essay is to examine the current stability of Chechnya and its future prospects as a stable and effective nation state.

This area has been subject to genocide since the Second World War. Chechnya is a small region in the Northern Caucasus mountain range in southwest Russia. (“Chechnya”).

Chechens used both contending and yielding techniques during both wars. They yearn for independence from Russia, yet they wish to unleash their resentment for what Russians put them through. Chechens view the wars as political games for promoting and electing Russian leaders. Also, they perceive Russians as unwilling to compromise, because they experience the negative consequences of the conflict. They face relative deprivation, since they contend with lack of basic needs and destroyed buildings. Thus, this leaves Chechens to utilize contending as an alternative, because their needs are not met. This leads them to occupy Russia during the second Chechen war and participate in retaliation against Russia.

Civilians have been directly targeted by multiple actors like in Syria, especially by forces loyal to the Assad regime, their Russian and Iranian allies (“Holocaust”). In Syria every day, Syrian men, women, and children are falling victim to the constant bombardment of their neighborhoods, schools, markets, and hospitals (“Holocaust”). Many things have been going on in syria like Syria’s humanitarian crisis also has grave implications for security and other interests throughout the world (“Holocaust). Also many families are suffering to live in Syria(“Mercy Corps”). Another cause is Russia is into the deadly move with syria because, Russian President Vladimir Putin had said sanctions against Syria would be "totally inappropriate saying "it would only hurt or undermine confidence" in peace talks. Moscow has long-standing links to Syria, with many Syrian military officers trained and equipped by Russia (“Russia and China”). All of the genocide that is happening in Syria, Russia is likely being bankrolled.(“Huffpost”). There was nation wide protest calling for the

Chechnya is a disputed republic within Russia located in the Southern Caucasus region between Black and Caspian Seas and north of Georgia. Grozny is the capital of Chechnya and the approximate population is 1.3 million people. Chechnya is a highly mountainous region with much economic growth in its vast natural resources. Chechnya has many natural resources such as

While the Chechen’s were exiled Russian colonists had inhabited their lands making the region unstable. Then after the collapse of the Soviet Union the region stayed under the control of Russia. During the Chechen wars that followed in 1996 and 1999 Russia tried regain full control the region but inevitably failed. Having the knowledge of the highlands gave them an edge over the Russians. They were also trained in guerilla style fighting the Chechen’s benefitted making them successful in these wars. The Russian eventually backed off and allow them to have some an autonomous government.

“One complex revolution or bloodshed of an ally, is therefore; a step to global harmony”-a justice motto of the ‘Russian civilians post a civil war. Initially, citizens that lived in the black and white backdrop of World War I, condemned battles and other cruel wars as a way to overcome societal atrocities. This was particularly due to the turbo wave of patriotism and nationhood that had impeded in the mindset of all people. However, this belief soon brainwashed the society by thinking that a turbulence of violence and holocausts was a complex theory to which all problematic dilemmas will be eradicated in the world. However this was a wrong concept, as one war led to more wars and bloodshed led to more bloodshed, that it, therefore, led to the society to be crashed in homicide and slaughter, such as the murder of a total of 1,773, 700 German warriors in all the vulgar crises involved in World War

The Moscow theatre hostage crisis, also known as the 2002 Nord-Ost siege was the takeover of the Dubrovka Theatre by 40 to 50 Chechens on the evening of the 23rd of October. The attackers were led by Movsar Barayev, a 23 year-old Chechen who claimed allegiance to the Islamist militant separatist movement in Chechnya, a republic situated in the southernmost part of Eastern Europe. Barayev’s and his followers’ motivation for the attacks laid in their demands for the withdrawal of Russian forces from Chechnya and an end to the Second Chechen War. The three day long hostage crisis involved 850 hostages and ended with the death of at least 170 people, after the Russian Special Forces unit pumped an undisclosed chemical gas into the theatre’s ventilation system.

1992 was an odd year; the Soviet Union had just collapsed and states in Eastern Europe were still deciding what they should do. One of these nations, Moldova, which broke away from the Soviet Union in 1989 had declared autonomy and sought to create a new state, free of Russian influence. This gave rise to Russian separatists in the eastern part of the country(Englund “Fears”) who waged a small civil war in order to gain their independence. This war lead to the creation of Transnistria, which has maintained autonomy since the war’s end in 1993(Englund “Fears”). This autonomy is largely the result of the ceasefire implemented by Russia itself, which involves over 1,200 Russian soldiers to be stationed in Transnistria; this has been a major point of political tension in the region, even causing

As a result of their current manipulative actions in Crimea, Russia has shown a willful disregard for the Treaty it signed at the Fourth Geneva Convention in 1949, wherein all civilians are entitled to protection from armed conflict between two countries. Geneva Conventions broadly outline the fundamental rights of wartime detainees for all citizens and military personnel, create assurances for the injured and debilitated, and set up insurances for citizens in and around a battle region. In this manner, the Geneva Convention has made rules and guidelines to ensure that all humanity is entitled to basic rights. The Fourth Geneva

The ongoing civil war between the semi-autonomous republic of Chechnya and Russia has dramatically caught the attention of the world – a world that perceives the conflict primarily through the distorted lens of Russian propaganda, and the contradicting images of Chechen suffering on the independent media. If the West seems impartial or even indifferent to the Chechen conflict, it is because there is little understanding of this people, of their struggle, or of the vast complexities of the greater North Caucasian region in which the Chechens are a part. This lack of understanding extends to the hazy Western perception of the role of Islam in Chechen society. The broad generalizations that have been made by those