Russia

Chechnya: Kadyrov's Path to Power

How Akhmad Kadyrov fought off his rivals and won the support of Vladimir Putin to become Moscow’s chosen leader in Chechnya

2 Oct 03

A parliamentary election that may hasten the end of the Shevardnadze era is getting underway.

25 Sep 03

Has the former Chechen parliament impeached pro-independence president Aslan Maskhadov or is it a Moscow-inspired trick?

25 Sep 03

Karachaevo-Cherkessia's presidential ballot marred by allegations of bribery and obstruction.

6 Sep 03

Thousands of young people are turning to heroin in the war-torn republic.

29 Aug 03

As men go off to Russia in search of work, many poor rural villages are inhabited almost entirely by women

29 Aug 03

This year’s floods have compounded the problems facing the agricultural industry.

21 Aug 03

Hazelnut farmers in disputed region are grateful to Russian mafia for imposing order on local criminal gangs.

21 Aug 03

Nadirshah Khachilayev was an important figure in turbulent recent history, but why would anyone want to kill him now?

21 Aug 03

Religious group threatens to sue government if it is refused legalisation.

14 Aug 03

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