The younger generations of Chechen and Ingush peoples began to learn about what had happened to their parents and grandparents. They finally heard the stories of how, during World War II ...

effectively beginning the First Chechen War. Thirty years later and two wars since, Chechnya, under strongman Ramzan Kadyrov, has become a key pillar of Russian President Vladimir Putin's ...

"The Second Chechen War for the Russians for the entire period — 6,000 dead," he said. "That is, under Pokrovsk alone in ...