Russia S Wars In Chechnya

Author : Mark Galeotti
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2024-01-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472858252

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Russia’s Wars in Chechnya by Mark Galeotti Pdf

Written by a leading expert on modern Russia, this is an illustrated introduction to the bitter campaigns in Chechnya. In this new edition of his popular 2014 work, Mark Galeotti traces the progress of the wars in Chechnya, from the initial Russian advance through to urban battles such as Grozny, and the prolonged guerrilla warfare in the mountainous regions. Bringing the book up to date, including a revised introduction and new content on the Kadyrovtsy's role in Russia's other conflicts, Galeotti assesses how the wars have torn apart the fabric of Chechen society and their impact on Russia itself. Featuring full-colour maps and 50 new images, and drawing upon a wide range of sources, this succinct account explains the origins, history and consequences of Russia's wars in Chechnya, shedding new light on the history – and prospects – of the troubled region.

Author : Matthew Evangelista
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2004-05-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780815724971

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The Chechen Wars by Matthew Evangelista Pdf

Following the breakup of the Soviet Union, Boris Yeltsin improvised a system of "asymmetric federalism" to help maintain its successor state, the Russian Federation. However, when sparks of independence flared up in Chechnya, Yeltsin and, later, Vladimir Putin chose military action to deal with a "brushfire" that they feared would spread to other regions and eventually destroy the federation. Matthew Evangelista examines the causes of the Chechen Wars of 1994 and 1999 and challenges Moscow's claims that the Russian Federation was too fragile to withstand the potential loss of one rebellious republic. He suggests that the danger for Russia lies less in a Soviet-style disintegration than in a misguided attempt at authoritarian recentralization, something that would jeopardize Russia's fledgling democratic institutions. He also contends that well-documented acts of terrorism by some Chechen fighters should not serve as an excuse for Russia to commit war crimes and atrocities. Evangelista urges emerging democracies like Russia to deal with violent internal conflict and terrorism without undermining the fundamental rights and freedoms of their citizens. He recommends that the United States and other democracies be more attentive to Moscow's violations of human rights and, in their own struggle against terrorism, provide a kind of role model.

Author : John Russell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2007-08-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134179442

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Chechnya - Russia's 'War on Terror' by John Russell Pdf

The Russo-Chechen conflict has been the bloodiest war in Europe since the Second World War. It continues to drag on, despite the fact that it hits the headlines only when there is some 'terrorist spectacular'. Providing a comprehensive overview of the war and the issues connected with it, the author examines the origins of the conflict historically and traces how both sides were dragged inexorably into war in the early 1990s. The book discusses the two wars (1994-96 and 1999 to date), the intervening truce and shows how a downward spiral of violence has led to a mutually-damaging impasse from which neither side has been able to remove itself. It applies theories of conflict, especially theories of terrorism and counter-terrorism and concludes by proposing some alternative resolutions that might lead to a just and lasting peace in the region.

Author : Anne Le Huérou,Aude Merlin,Amandine Regamey,Elisabeth Sieca-Kozlowski
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317756170

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Chechnya at War and Beyond by Anne Le Huérou,Aude Merlin,Amandine Regamey,Elisabeth Sieca-Kozlowski Pdf

The Russia-Chechen wars have had an extraordinarily destructive impact on the communities and on the trajectories of personal lives in the North Caucasus Republic of Chechnya. This book presents in-depth analysis of the Chechen conflicts and their consequences on Chechen society. It discusses the nature of the violence, examines the dramatic changes which have taken place in society, in the economy and in religion, and surveys current developments, including how the conflict is being remembered and how Chechnya is reconstructed and governed.

Author : Olga Oliker
Publisher : Rand Corporation
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2001-09-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780833032485

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Russia's Chechen Wars 1994-2000 by Olga Oliker Pdf

An examination of the difficulties faced by the Russian military in planningand carrying out urban operations in Chechnya.Russian and rebel military forces fought to control the Chechen city ofGrozny in the winters of 1994-1995 and 1999-2000, as well as clashing insmaller towns and villages. The author examines both Russian and rebeltactics and operations in those battles, focusing on how and why thecombatants' approaches changed over time. The study concludes that whilethe Russian military was able to significantly improve its ability to carryout a number of key tasks in the five-year interval between the wars, otherimportant missions--particularly in the urban realm--were ignored, largelyin the belief that the urban mission could be avoided. This consciousdecision not to prepare for a most stressful battlefield met withdevastating results, a lesson the United States would be well served tostudy.

Author : Mark Galeotti
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Chechni︠a︡ (Russia)
ISBN : 1472822420

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Russia's Wars in Chechnya, 1994-2009 by Mark Galeotti Pdf

The Chechens of the North Caucasus region endured many decades of first Russian, then Soviet domination before open war broke out in 1994. In response to Chechnya's unilateral declaration of independence and its rapid descent into disorder, Moscow sent in ground troops, but its forces struggled to counter the Chechens' guerrilla tactics amid the mountainous terrain. The 1996 Khasav-Yurt Accord, which ended the first war, failed to address many of the tensions that led to the conflict. In 1999, with Vladimir Putin now at the helm, the Russians launched a second war, surrounding and storming the capital, Grozny, and establishing a puppet government. Even after the formal Russian counter-terrorism operation ended in 2009, low-level insurgency persisted, taking on the character of a civil war fuelled by a long tradition of blood vendetta. In this insightful account of asymmetric warfare at its starkest, an expert on the conflict explains the origins, history and consequences of Russia's war in Chechnya, shedding new light on the prospects for this troubled region.

Author : Tracey C. German
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2003-12-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134432493

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Russia's Chechen War by Tracey C. German Pdf

Widespread media interest into the Chechen conflict reflects an ongoing concern about the evolution of federal Russia. Why did the Russian leadership initiate military action against Chechnya in December 1994 but against no other constituent part of the Federation? This study demonstrates that the Russian invasion represented the culmination of a crisis that was perceived to have become an increasing threat not only to the stability of the North Caucasus region, but also to the very foundations of Russian security. It looks closely at the Russian Federation in transition, following the collapse of the communist Soviet Union, and the implications of the 1991 Chechen Declaration of Independence in the context of Russia's democratisation project.

Author : Emma Gilligan
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2009-11-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781400831760

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Terror in Chechnya by Emma Gilligan Pdf

A riveting history of Russia's crimes in Chechnya Terror in Chechnya is the definitive account of Russian war crimes in Chechnya. Emma Gilligan provides a comprehensive history of the second Chechen conflict of 1999 to 2005, revealing one of the most appalling human rights catastrophes of the modern era—one that has yet to be fully acknowledged by the international community. Drawing upon eyewitness testimony and interviews with refugees and key political and humanitarian figures, Gilligan tells for the first time the full story of the Russian military's systematic use of torture, disappearances, executions, and other punitive tactics against the Chechen population. In Terror in Chechnya, Gilligan challenges Russian claims that civilian casualties in Chechnya were an unavoidable consequence of civil war. She argues that racism and nationalism were substantial factors in Russia's second war against the Chechens and the resulting refugee crisis. She does not ignore the war crimes committed by Chechen separatists and pro-Moscow forces. Gilligan traces the radicalization of Chechen fighters and sheds light on the Dubrovka and Beslan hostage crises, demonstrating how they undermined the separatist movement and in turn contributed to racial hatred against Chechens in Moscow. A haunting testament of modern-day crimes against humanity, Terror in Chechnya also looks at the international response to the conflict, focusing on Europe's humanitarian and human rights efforts inside Chechnya.

Author : Mark Galeotti
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2014-12-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782002789

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Russia’s Wars in Chechnya 1994–2009 by Mark Galeotti Pdf

A concise illustrated study of the prolonged and bitter Russian campaigns in Chechnya from 1994 to 2009 which profoundly influenced Russia's politics, society and military. In this fully illustrated book, Russian military expert Mark Galeotti traces the progress of the wars in Chechnya, from the initial Russian advance through to urban battles such as in the city of Grozny, and the prolonged guerrilla warfare in the mountainous regions. He assesses how the wars have torn apart the fabric of Chechen society and their impact on Russia itself. Featuring specially drawn full-colour mapping and drawing upon a wide range of sources, this succinct account explains the origins, history and consequences of Russia's wars in Chechnya, shedding light on the history – and prospects – of the troubled region.

Author : Akhmed Zakaev
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1680530755

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Subjugate Or Exterminate! by Akhmed Zakaev Pdf

"Subjugate or Exterminate!is an authoritative first-hand account of the Russo-Chechen conflict by a Chechen leader who played a central role in all the main events. Akhmed Zakayev rose rapidly from an actor of Shakespearean roles to Commander of the Western Group for the Defense of Ichkeria, and later served as Deputy Prime Minister of Chechnya and, in exile, as Prime Minister of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (ChRI). It describes how the Kremlin set about discrediting and destroying a democratic government by interacting with criminal gangs and fomenting Islamist forces to split the Chechen independence movement in a perverse reversal of the "War on Terror." Akhmed Zakayev's memoir begins with a historical survey of the fraught relations between the Chechens and the Russian Empire and Soviet Union, up to the collapse of the USSR. The advent of Gorbachev's Perestroikaraised hopes that independence might enable Chechnya to end centuries of oppression and exploitation"--

Author : Richard Sakwa
Publisher : Anthem Press
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 9781843311652

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Chechnya by Richard Sakwa Pdf

The struggle for Chechnya has come to international prominence in recent years through a string of high-profile atrocities such as the hostage seizures at Beslan and the Dubrovka theatre IN Moscow. For the first time, Western, Russian and Chechen perspectives on the conflict are brought together in a single, authoritative new volume, in which leading experts from all sides of the crisis provide a unique insight into its causes and contexts. Chechnya: from Past to Future creates a historical framework against which the most pressing issues raised by the Chenchen struggle are considered, including the rights and wrongs of Chechen secessionism, the role of Islamic and Western international agencies in defending human rights, the conduct of the war, changing perceptions of the war against the backdrop of international terrorism, democracy in Chechnya itself and the uncertain fate of democracy in Russia as a whole. The precarious position of Chechnya is one of the most important social and political situations of our times and this book should be of interest to anyone with an interest in the world we live in.

Author : Mark Galeotti
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Chechni︠a︡ (Russia)
ISBN : 1472847520

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Putin's Wars by Mark Galeotti Pdf

"Putin's Wars is a timely overview of the conflicts in which Russia has been involved since Vladimir Putin became prime minister and then president of Russia, from the First Chechen War to the two military incursions into Georgia, the annexation of Crimea and the eventual invasion of Ukraine itself. But it also looks more broadly at Putin's recreation of Russian military power and its expansion to include a range of new capabilities, from mercenaries to operatives in a relentless information war against Western powers. This is an engrossing strategic overview of a rejuvenated Russian military and the successes and failures on the battlefield"--

Author : Anne Aldis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Chechnia (Russia)
ISBN : STANFORD:36105111390055

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The Second Chechen War by Anne Aldis Pdf

Author : Timothy C. Dowling
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1189 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2014-12-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9798216141051

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Russia at War [2 volumes] by Timothy C. Dowling Pdf

This easy-to-use reference explores the people and events that shaped Russian military history—and impacted Europe, Asia, and the world—over the past eight centuries. Russian military history is an often-overlooked field. Yet Russia is and has long been an important player in global politics, and its military exploits have been central to its role on the world stage. This study of Russia's military past provides insights into European and U.S. history, including the conduct of the two World Wars and the Cold War, and will help readers better appreciate the current geopolitical situation. This work covers major events and figures in Russian military history from the end of Mongol domination in the 14th century to the present day. More than 650 entries by scores of expert contributors detail events, individuals, organizations, and ideas that have influenced Russian warfare over 800 years. Two alphabetically arranged volumes explore such conflicts as the Russo-Polish Wars, the Great Northern War, the Russo-Turkish Wars, the Napoleonic Wars, the Crimean War, the Russo-Japanese War, World War I, World War II, and the Cold War, including the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Cross references and further readings in each entry serve as jumping-off points for further exploration.

Author : Dmitri V. Trenin,Alexey Malashenko
Publisher : Carnegie Endowment
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2010-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780870032943

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Russia's Restless Frontier by Dmitri V. Trenin,Alexey Malashenko Pdf

The conflict in Chechnya, going through its low- and high-intensity phases, has been doggedly accompanying Russia's development. In the last decade, the Chechen war was widely covered, both in Russia and in the West. While most books look at the causes of the war, explain its zigzag course, and condemn the brutalities and crimes associated with it, this book is different. Its focus lies beyond the Caucasus battlefield. In Russia's Restless Frontier, Dmitri Trenin and Aleksei Malashenko examine the implications of the war with Chechnya for Russia's post-Soviet evolution. Considering Chechnya's impact on Russia's military, domestic politics, foreign policy, and ethnic relations, the authors contend that the Chechen factor must be addressed before Russia can continue its development.