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Caucasus WW2 Veterans Yearn for Greater Recognition

Sacrifices forgotten, say ex-soldiers from south Caucasus who fought Nazism.
When Ahmad was Alexander

Not all the Soviet soldiers came home when the war in Afghanistan ended in 1989.

How Kocharian And Aliev Tried To Bring A War To A Secret End

8 Oct 12

Back in August Armenian president Robert Kocharian and his Azerbaijani counterpart Heydar Aliev met in Geneva to sort out Karabakh "man to man" behind closed doors.

Building Democratic Culture In The Caucasus From The Ground Up

IWPR

8 Oct 12

Unresolved conflict in the Southern Caucasus and the return to war in the North is a problem for all. But democratisation must be a fundamental part of the solution.

Russia's Second Chance In Chechnya

Kharon Deniev

8 Oct 12

The Chechen authorities have lost the peoples' trust and most just want the anarchy to end - even if that means bringing the old rulers back. That gives Russia a second chance to take and hold Chechnya - but only if it is better behaved this time.

Georgia At The Crossroads

Ia Antadze

8 Oct 12

Politics has, it seems, never been so popular in Georgia. But the voters are being offered two very different views on the country's future by parties contesting the coming parliamentary elections.

Russian Army Returns, Bringing Familiar Bad Tidings

IWPR

8 Oct 12

Moscow is again embarking on an attempt to subdue Chechnya by force. Although many of the stated aims are different and so far the military tactics are marginally less brutal, the experience for the local population is exactly the same.

In Search Of Another 'Small Victorious War'

8 Oct 12

The message from the Kremlin PR machine on its latest campaign in the north Caucasus is simple. "We'll win it this time"

Baku Street Kids

Alena Myasnikova

8 Oct 12

Azerbaijan's media put the number of homeless children in the country at 80,000 and rising. But human rights activists believe even this is an underestimate.