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    Chechen Language

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    of the language? The Chechen language, or Tsjetsjeens, is a branch of Vainakh of the Northeast Caucasian language family (Nakh-Daghestanian) and has an approximate number of 1.2 – 1.5 million speakers. According to Thompson (2013), the language can be found in the Republic of Chechnya (Russia), Dagestan, Georgia, and can also be found in Central Asian countries like Turkey and Jordan as a result of the Chechen diaspora. 2. What historical events led to the physical threats that the language faces? Many events that lead to majority of the physical threats that the language faced were from Russia. In the 18th century, Russia put forth effort to conquer many indigenous people and their land areas. When it came to the Chechens, much of the Chechen’s resistance to the Russians was led by charismatic Muslim leaders. Conversion to Islam resulted in participation in this resistance movement and solidified Chechen national consciousness of their language and culture through the religion. However during Soviet occupation in the early 20th century, approximately half of…

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    How did Religion Influence Chechen People in Chechen- Russia Conflict? Chechnya is just one of Russia’s 21 ethnically defined republics, yet it is here that one of the most terrible conflicts in modern times has raged in various ways since 1991. Chechens are a largely Muslim ethnic group who has lived for centuries in Russia's North Caucasus region.(Sakwa, 2005, p.2). Chechen people have governed by Russian government for 2 hundred years. Ethnic origins of the Chechen and Ingush, neighboring…

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    The Chechens fiercely opposed the Russian conquest of Transcaucasia during the nineteenth century (Shah). Following the Russian Revolution in 1917, Chechnya’s first attempt at declaring its independence was met with Russian occupation (Shah). Upon the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Chechen interest in independence was renewed, and eventually erupted into bloodshed in 1994 with the Russian invasion of Chechnya. The Chechen people have been struggling for independence for centuries,…

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    Research Paper On Chechnya

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    relatively small area within Russia, Chechnya lies in the southernmost part of Eastern Europe within the North Caucasus, a region with a variety of nationalities and languages that has repeatedly voiced discontent with central governments in Moscow. Given the low number of Russians in the region (less than 2% in the 2010 census), high opposition to federal rule, and rise of Islamic radicalism within the republic, it is puzzling as to why Russia has had extensive military intervention in Chechnya…

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    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 desire for…

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    The continuous struggle of powerful Russian interests attempting to impose control on the restive North Caucasia region, define the Russian-Chechen relationship and associated policies. Since the beginning of the 10th century, Russian influence has been resisted by the indigenous Chechen people. The persistent militancy in Chechen opposition leaves little room for doubt in the general wishes for independence and autonomy. Despite this, Russian governments ranging from the Tsarist rulers of the…

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    Islam In Chechnya

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    The establishment of the Soviet Union in 1922 helped to reduce the role of Islam in Chechnya by forcing adaptations to Soviet centralization. During World War II, a large number of Chechens were deported, further fragmenting the Chechen population, culture, and religion and reducing Islam’s role in the rise of the 1994 conflict as religion was a less central focus in Chechen lives due to their effective refugee status following deportation. Instead, Islam was pushed to the background as…

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    The Chechen–Russian conflict is the centuries-long conflict, often armed, between the Russian government and various Chechen nationalist and Islamist forces. Formal hostilities date back to 1785, though elements of the conflict can be traced back considerably further. The fall of the Soviet Union prompted Chechnya to declare their independence. Russian leaders ignored them for 3 years but then ended up sending troops to retain control of the territory. The Russians were very stubborn because of…

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    Chechnya Conflict The Chechen-Russian Conflict is an ongoing militant conflict between Russia (Soviet Union) the Chechen Republic started in 1785. The conflict had started through numerous outbreaks of conflicts, because of the Russian presence and activities in this regions. Russia has had high interest in the Chechen region due to it lying on the important communication route to Georgia and the middle east. The conflict has various types of fighting methods like guerilla type, military, and…

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    years. After the extreme violence experienced during the two Russo-Chechen wars in the 1990s and early 2000s, recent news of increased stability in the North Caucasus are quite welcome. Ethnic conflict in Chechnya goes back much longer than the start of the first Russo-Chechen war in 1994, and tensions in the region were not soothed when the second war ended in 2009. However, with the advent of Vladimir Putin’s strategy of “chechenization,” or giving payments and power to Chechen elites in…

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