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user-inactivated · 4519 days ago · link · · parent · post: What You Should Know About Chechnya as the Boston Story Unfolds - Thor Halvorssen - The Atlantic
EDIT: in all seriousness, though, this is a critical read (and so are the spinoff links) -- especially for anyone who thinks that the fall of the Wall means we don't need to worry about Russia anymore, which seems to be the vast majority of Americans.Given the media spotlight that will descend on the region in the next few days, it is absolutely essential to separate the country's three major political groups: Russia's puppet dictatorship, led by Ramzan Kadyrov; the radical Islamist rebellion led by Dokka Umarov; and the legitimate government of Chechnya, headed by the exiled Akhmed Zakayev.
...especially when most Americans still think we're talking about Czechoslovakia here.