Caucasus

Chechnya The ethnic-nationalist Chechen conflict was made more complicated and deadly with the introduction of Arab mujahideen. Emboldened by the Soviet-Afghan War, mujahideen flocked to Chechnya; bringing with them Wahhabism as well as criminal and terroristic behavior like drug smuggling, kidnapping and suicide bombing. The modern conflict has spanned from 1994 to the present, covering two official wars and numerous terror attacks against military, political and civilian targets. Driven by a…

Operation Barbarossa Finalized the Outcome of World War II World War II was considered the most devastating war of the 20th century but it could have been the last. Hitler pumped his people full of false statements throughout the war. Sure enough he gave one speech that was extremely premature. He said in a statement to the German people: “I declare without any reservation that the enemy in the East has been struck down and will never rise again.” He said this because of how fast his troops were…

There is a lack of artistic artefacts (paintings or sculptures) from the early Ottomans, however it is evident from the surviving buildings that Byzantine, Mamluk and Persian traditions impacted Ottoman art. When the Ottomans conquered the former Byzantine capital Constantinople, art and architecture experienced significant changes. However many people still wonder What rulers of the Ottoman Empire were interested in developing the art and architecture of the empire and what were their…

send the VI German Army of the Wehrmacht leaded by the prestigious General Friedrich Paulus and very intensive support of the Luftwaffe, they were sent to capture the city and keep moving forwards to the South-West Russian oil fields located in the Caucasus, Adolf Hitler though that it was necessary for the fuel of all the german war machine and the invasion of the Soviet Union, Hitler´s first objective. The german air support destroyed almost the whole city, the ruins of most of the buildings…

The Ottoman Empire, also historically known in Western Europe as the Turkish Empire or simply Turkey, was a state that controlled much of southeastern Europe, western Asia and northern Africa between the 14th and early 20th centuries. It was founded at the end of the 13th century in northwestern Anatolia in the town of Söğüt by the Oghuz Turkish tribal leader Osman I.After 1354, the Ottomans crossed into Europe, and with the conquest of the Balkans, the Ottoman Beylik was transformed into a…

far as the amount of troops the soviets had 1,000,500 soldiers, and the Germans had 1,011,500 soldiers. The battles orders were given from Hitler he, he wanted Stalingrad for two reasons. One reason being is Hitler wanted the oil fields of the Caucasus region. The second reason being Stalingrad was the only soviet city to have the name of its leader. The normal life expectancy for a soviet private was usually less than 24Hrs, an officer was lucky to make it 4 days. The war was so intense on…

Harmful traditional practice affecting women are prevalent in the Russian Federation today, as they have been for many years. Women who manage to find jobs are paid, on average, 64% of the average male income. Domestic violence is not only common in patriarchal families, but expected. Sexual assault and rape, though common, are rarely reported and even more rarely investigated by law enforcement. In fact, women are often encouraged not to report sexual assaults and rapes, and if they do, law…

state primaries and caucuses are a means of choosing their presidential nominees, however the process of selection varies from state to state and within each party. These nominees will then go on to represent their party in the national convention (“Caucasus” p. 1). However, before anything else, to even be considered as a potential…

Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) is one of the three major airports serving Moscow. It is located in the homonymous district of Moscow, 30 kilometers to the southwest of the city center of Moscow. Arriving and Departing in VKO Public Transit from VKO As in the case with the other two airports of Moscow, Vnukovo Internation Airport has a high-speed connection by Aeroexpress train, which runs without stops from the airport to Kiyevsky Railway Station of Moscow and back. Thanks to that,…

The empire destroyed Russian ports on the Black Sea, cutting off Russia’s easy sea communications with its allies. Ottoman forces invaded Russia through the Caucasus Mountains. The Ottoman Empire also threatened to invade the Suez Canal, which would disrupt British communications. At the end of August 1914, Japan declared war on Germany, bringing the war to Asia and the Pacific. Japan, Australia, and New Zealand…