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Chechen

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Chech·en  (chchn)
n.
1.
a. A native or inhabitant of Chechnya.
b. A member of the predominant, traditionally Muslim ethnic group of Chechnya.
2. The Caucasian language of the Chechens.
[Obsolete Russian, from Kabardian (Caucasian language of southwest Russia and Turkey) een.]
Chechen adj.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Chechen - a native or inhabitant of Chechnya
Russian - a native or inhabitant of Russia
2.Chechen - a northern Caucasian language spoken by the Chechen
Caucasian language, Caucasian - a number of languages spoken in the Caucasus that are unrelated to languages spoken elsewhere
Adj.1.Chechen - of or relating to Chechnya or its people or culture


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Chechnya: From Past To Future includes both Western, Russian, and Chechen perspectives on the conflict, surveying such critical issues as the rights and wrongs of Chechen secessionism; the role of Islamic and Western international agencies in defending human rights; the conduct of the war; changing perceptions of the war within the context of international terrorism; democracy in Chechnya; and the uncertainty of democracy in Russia as a whole.
Chechnya: From Past to Future by Burroughs, John / Reviewer's Bookwatch
Paul Murphy's The Wolves Of Islam: Russia And The Faces Of Chechen Terror deftly examines the disaster and the terrorist group connected to it and other terrorist actions in the region, providing the author's counterterrorist insider's viewpoint in analyzing the faces of Chechen terrorism and Islamic insurgent forces at work in the region.
The Wolves of Islam by The Bookwatch
A recent paper by Leon Aron--director of Russian studies at the American Enterprise Institute and no fan of Putin's conduct of the Chechen war--lays out a convincing case that extremist Muslim groups have been an active presence in Chechnya, taking advantage of the Chechens' struggle for independence and of chaos in the war-torn republic.
The problem with Putin: an unreliable ally, an unlikely democrat by Young, Cathy / Reason
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