We trace the long road that led Chechnya into open war with Russia, beginning with its deep historical roots and centuries of resistance to imperial rule. We examine how Soviet policies, mass ...

The fuel crisis in Russia is intensifying. In six regions of Russia, gasoline for the general public has completely run out ...

Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Chechnya in southern Russia, was reported last week to have submitted a request to the Kremlin to be relieved of his post. Kadyrov was appointed by President Vladimir ...

Russia’s strained wartime budget and the prospect of Ramzan Kadyrov’s succession make Chechnya’s future in Russia an open question. None of this means Chechnya is on the verge of revolt. But it does ...

Lest We Forget (Dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the start of the First Chechen War). 2025. Canvas, oil. 70×100. Artist Andrey Nikolaevich Mironov. (Wikimedia Commons) Russian Defense Minister ...

Khamzat Chimaev warns his fight with Dagestan’s Nassourdine Imavov could spark major Dagestan–Chechnya drama, stirring huge MMA tension. Fans are always hyped about Dagestan vs. Chechnya fights. And ...

Status: Republic and a federal subject of the Russian Federation, formally De Facto Independent State with a Government in Exile Chechenya was an UNPO member between 1991 and 2010. Chechnya’s struggle ...

Join us on Part 2 of our hitchhiking journey through the Russian North Caucasus as we travel from Dagestan into Chechnya, crossing a remote high mountain pass that few outsiders ever see. We explore ...

Amid rampant speculation about his health, Ramzan Kadyrov, the Kremlin-allied strongman who rules the region, has been noticeably absent from view, while grooming his teenage son for the future. By ...