On 26 November 1990, the Supreme Council of Chechen-Ingush ASSR adopted the "Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Chechen-Ingush Republic". This declaration was part of the reorganisation …

Mar 13, 2026 · In October 2002 a group of Chechen militants seized a Moscow theatre and took nearly 700 spectators and performers hostage. In the ensuing rescue operation, some 130 hostages …

Aug 1, 2017 · A large number of Chechens currently live in the Chechen Republic, which is a Russian federal state. They have settled around the isolated terrain of the Caucasus Mountains.

The Chechen Republic or, informally, Chechnya, (sometimes referred to as Ichkeria, Chechnia, Chechenia or Noxçiyn), is a republic of Russia. It is located in the Northern Caucasus mountains, in …

Traditional justice has served the Chechens through the Soviet and post-Soviet periods whenever civil justice has failed to function. Chechen social interaction is based on principles of honor, chivalry, …

May 8, 2020 · Although the First Chechen War lasted only two years, the scars it left on the Caucasus region would not be forgotten. The devastating Battle of Grozny in 1996 saw Chechen forces holding …

Aug 28, 2023 · 1995 - Chechen rebels seize hundreds of hostages at a hospital in Budennovsk, southern Russia. More than 100 people are killed in the raid and in an unsuccessful Russian …

The Chechen language is unique to the Caucasus region, and not related to any languages outside of this region. Until 1991, Chechnya had two official languages, Chechen and Russian.

2 days ago · Fighters from the Chechen Akhmat unit have previously been accused of committing similar crimes against Russian civilians.

Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Chechnya declared independence, sparking the First Chechen War, which concluded in 1996 with a temporary withdrawal of Russian forces and a …