Yuri Akbashev
Stories by the Author
Chechen Commander in War Crimes Trial
Moscow forestalls criticisms of prejudice by staging a landmark trial in the North Caucasus
19 Jan 01
Vodka Cartels Hold Sway in North Caucasus
COMMENT. Why Moscow is content to allow private vodka empires to flourish unchecked
12 Jan 01
Nalchik Bemused by Charity Charade
Why a Russian charity expedition to the North Caucasus smacked of hypocrisy
22 Dec 00
Dagestan's Ethnic Experiment
The Nogai become the first ethnic minority in the North Caucasus to be granted autonomous status in a bid to save their culture from extinction
10 Nov 00
Scare-mongering Film Causes Outrage
A TV journalist has been accused of letting her experiences in the hands of Chechen kidnappers cloud her professional objectivity
27 Oct 00
Chechen Peacemaker Assassinated
Leaders across the North Caucasus pay tribute to murdered Chechen leader Yusup Soslambekov - a man whom many saw as the only real hope for peace in Chechnya
11 Aug 00
Kazantsev Cracks the Whip
Warring Chechen leaders Akhmad Kadyrov and Beslan Gantamirov are told to bury the hatchet
26 Jul 00
Military Cabal Takes Reins of Power
Once again, the North Caucasus republics are falling under the sway of Russia's generals
30 Jun 00
Balkarian Town Reintroduces Censorship
In a bid to gag the independent media, the local authorities in Prokhladny have illegally established a so-called "Press Service" which has been charged with the censorship of mutinous newspapers
16 Jun 00
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