The Chechen Struggle
Independence Won and Lost
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ISBN-13:
9780230105348
Veröffentl:
2010
Einband:
HC runder Rücken kaschiert
Erscheinungsdatum:
30.11.2010
Seiten:
288
Autor:
I. Akhmadov
Gewicht:
600 g
Format:
241x160x22 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
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The Russian-Chechen war has been the longest, cruelest, and bloodiest conflict in Europe since World War II, surpassing even the level of destruction of Bosnia and Kosovo. Told from the perspective of its former Foreign Minister, this uniquely candid account of Chechnya's struggle for independence and its two wars against Russia will revise our understanding of the conflict and explain how it continues. Ilyas Akhmadov delivers a comprehensive history including new details about the start of the first war against Russia, the crises within Chechen society, the splintering and radicalization of the Chechen leadership, the incursions into Dagestan, and his own efforts to bring about peace. Akhmadov provides intimate portraits of key personalities including General Dzhokhar Dudayev Chechnya's first charismatic president; Shamil Basayev who was transformed from a talented rebel fighter into radical who was responsible for many terrorist attacks including the hostage takings in the theater Nord Ost and the school in Beslan; and the tragic personality of Aslan Maskhadov, the principled president who tried to maintain unity and coherence despite enormous difficulties. The book shows the impossible dilemma of the moderate nationalists in post-Soviet societies, who are challenged by radical Islamic ideology, social deprivations, Russian aggression, and international neglect. By giving voice to the moderates, the book seeks to shift the balance in their favor.
A uniquely candid account of Chechnya's struggle for independence and its two wars against Russia from Chechnya's former Foreign Minister
The Russian-Chechen war has been the longest, cruelest, and bloodiest conflict in Europe since World War II, surpassing even the level of destruction of Bosnia and Kosovo. Told from the perspective of its former Foreign Minister, this uniquely candid account of Chechnya's struggle for independence and its two wars against Russia will revise our understanding of the conflict and explain how it continues. Ilyas Akhmadov delivers a comprehensive history including new details about the start of the first war against Russia, the crises within Chechen society, the splintering and radicalization of the Chechen leadership, the incursions into Dagestan, and his own efforts to bring about peace. Akhmadov provides intimate portraits of key personalities including General Dzhokhar Dudayev Chechnya's first charismatic president; Shamil Basayev who was transformed from a talented rebel fighter into radical who was responsible for many terrorist attacks including the hostage takings in the theater Nord Ost and the school in Beslan; and the tragic personality of Aslan Maskhadov, the principled president who tried to maintain unity and coherence despite enormous difficulties. The book shows the impossible dilemma of the moderate nationalists in post-Soviet societies, who are challenged by radical Islamic ideology, social deprivations, Russian aggression, and international neglect. By giving voice to the moderates, the book seeks to shift the balance in their favor.
A uniquely candid account of Chechnya's struggle for independence and its two wars against Russia from Chechnya's former Foreign Minister
A uniquely candid account of Chechnya's struggle for independence and its two wars against Russia from Chechnya's former Foreign Minister
Forward; Zbigniew Brzezinski The War Starts I Join Maskhadov's General Staff Raid on Budennovsk: Basayev Forces Peace Maskhadov is Elected President Maskhadov's Impossible Quandary The Hostage Trade Crisis within Chechen Society Incursions into Dagestan The Chechen Resistance Splinters My Tenure as Foreign Minister The Killing of Maskhadov The North Caucasus Emirate and Beyond
Told from the perspective of its former Foreign minister, this is a uniquely candid account of Chechnya's struggle for independence and its two wars against Russia which will revise our understanding of the conflict and explain how it continues. Features new insights, intimate portraits of key personalities and a foreword by Zbigniew Brzezinski.