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    use of violence in general. However, Tolstoy also criticizes the Islamic leader Imam Shamil, even drawing some comparisons between Shamil and the tsar. In this sense, Tolstoy condemns the Russians but in doing so does not condone the leaders of the Islamic people; rather his criticism focuses on violence and cruelty as traits that can be seen in different forms of authority. This is exemplified in the character of Hadji Murat, torn between these two sides and ultimately destroyed because of them. From the novel’s introduction, there is clear evidence…

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    Maz Jobrani is an Iranian-American comedian and an actor. He jokes about ISIS, Iranians, and Muslims. Jobrani stars in Descendants on Disney channel and he also stars in a comedy movie called friday after next. He stars in a lot more cinemas. In one of his comedy shows he was joking about how people always think he is going to blow up something just because where he was born in Iran. Maz Jobrani attempts to use comedy to substitute for the bad things, like when people think he’s bad news. He…

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    movement in 1789. Then the first period of against Russian government restrictions, under Imam Shamil [1797-1871] and his murids fought against Russian. The last main conflict between Chechen and the Russian government took place in the 1991 and 1999. As the Soviet Union collapsed, the Chechen separatists announced autonomy in 1991.in 1994 the First Chechen War broke out and following two years of battling the Russian strengths withdrew from the locale. In 1999, the battling restarted and…

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    Hadji Murad Conflicts

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    of the Tartar Moslem also known as the Chechen. Chechen hold a rival against the imperial army of Russians and especially the Orthodox Church who supposedly attempted to repress and further extend the empire. In the further tory, the Hadji Murad was also a Tartar governor, and a renowned warrior of the legendary prowess has defected from the Shamil forces, even the holy leader of the Chechen. Shamil was an Imam. He took flight as he defected the troops of Shamil. Now the conflict arises in the…

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    villain among the Russian people due to his relations with Imam Shamil, the Muslim leader of Northern Caucus tribes and enemy…

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    forced resettlement program of the Chechen and Ingush people. Over 500,000 people were rounded up with thousands dying during the transportation and the initial years in exile (“Execute everyone,” 2009). Eventually, they would be allowed to return to their native lands in 1957, however, the stage was already set for the First Russian-Chechen War. The First Russian-Chechen War started in 1994, but the events that put the conflict in motion started in 1991. Inspired by the start of the crumble of…

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    Russo-Persian War Essay

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    outcoming Treaty of Gulistan, Russia essentially broadened its a dependable balance in the Caucasus to the detriment of Persia. Another fruitful Caucasus war against Persia quite a while later, beginning in 1826 and completion in 1828 with the Treaty of Turkmenchay, and an effective war against Ottoman Turkey in 1828, empowered Russia to utilize a much bigger bit of its armed force in stifling the locals of the North Caucasus. The resistance of the Nakh tribes never finished and was a rich…

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    It is bordered by Ingushetia to the west, Georgia to the south, and Dagestan to the North. The war between Russia and Chechnya is situated in the Eastern part of the North Caucasus and partially in Europe. Tension has been going on since the 18th century and still is. Chechens were active opponents of the Russian conquest of the Caucasus during the period 1818-1917. In 1858 Russia defeated leader Imam Shamil and his fighters who were aiming to establish an Islamic state. After the 1917 Russian…

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