024-9527 1995 . We believe they have been besieging it for twelve years and Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. The reason the Dagestani uprising failed to engender widespread support, while the one in Chechnya succeeded, is that the ethnic makeups of the neighboring regions are fundamentally different. [95] Previous studies on North Caucasian mtDNA indicated a closer relationship of the Caucasus with Europe (Nasidze et al. the commander of 255th Separate Chechen-Ingush regiment Movlid Visaitov, the first to contact American forces at Elbe river) were deported. But even this year they failed to capture the mountain, on which the brave Chechens settled down. [79] As Russia set off to increase its political influence in the Caucasus and the Caspian Sea at the expense of Safavid Persia, Peter I launched the Russo-Persian War, in which Russia succeeded in taking much of the Caucasian territories for several years. , 1973. 84913 2000 . Location: The Chechen Republic is nestled in the North Caucasus Mountains in southeast Europe. The 1921 August 1991 Soviet coup d'tat attempt led to the abandonment of this reorganisation. 16415 2004 . Two Russian brigades were permanently stationed in Chechnya.[47]. "[16], Traces of human settlement dating back to 40,000 BC were found near Lake Kezanoi. [citation needed]. Chechnya (Russian: , IPA:[ttna]; Chechen: , romanized:Noxiy), officially the Chechen Republic,[a] is a republic of Russia. In 1558, Temryuk of Kabarda sent his emissaries to Moscow requesting help from Ivan the Terrible against the Vainakh tribes. The kinship of the Hurrians-Urartians-Chechens is confirmed by those who studied it. Official throughout the Russian Federation according to Article68.1 of the, Constitution of the Chechen Republic, Article 10.1. MCCAMMON: Two decades before this current war in Ukraine, Russia launched its second war in Chechnya, a majority-Muslim republic that's part of Russia. [75] Most of the population follows either the Shafi'i or the Hanafi schools of fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence). [104][105], Chechens today have a strong sense of nation, which is enforced by the old clan network and nokhchalla the obligation to clan, tukkhum, etc. Aslan Maskhadov had been elected in an internationally monitored election in 1997 for four years, which took place after signing a peace agreement with Russia. Balanovsky's study showed the Ingush to be the Chechens' closest relatives by far. [92], On 1 February 2009, The New York Times released extensive evidence to support allegations of consistent torture and executions under the Kadyrov government. Chechnya was in full revolt from the Russian Federation a few years ago. [28] In order to increase its influence in the Caucasus and to secure communications with Kartli and other Christian regions of the Transcaucasia which it considered useful in its wars against Persia and Turkey, the Russian Empire began conquering the Northern Caucasus mountains. 23 2003 . 
[37][38] American historian Norman Naimark writes: Troops assembled villagers and townspeople, loaded them onto trucks many deportees remembered that they were Studebakers, fresh from Lend-Lease deliveries over the Iranian border and delivered them at previously designated railheads. [95][97][100][101] The overwhelming bulk of Chechen J2 is of the subclade J2a4b* (J2-M67), of which the highest frequencies by far are found among Nakh peoples: Chechens were 55.2% according to the Balanovsky study, while Ingush were 87.4%. However, during the mid-14th century a strong Chechen Princedom called Simsim emerged under Khour II, a Chechen king that led the Chechen politics and wars. "[19], Amjad Jaimoukha notes in his book The Chechens: "Some authorities believe that the Nakh nation was an offspring of the Hurrians and Urartians, builders of the magnificent civilizations of the Near East, that had profound influences upon other cultures of the region. Overall, Chechens showed greater similarity with West Asian than with European groups for both genetic systems, although this similarity was much more pronounced for the Y chromosome than for mtDNA, suggesting that male-mediated migrations from West Asia have influenced the genetic structure of Caucasus populations. They managed to escape and leave Mount Dakuoh after 12 years of siege. [36][35] as well as evidence pointing to their ancestors' migration from the Fertile Crescent c.10,0008,000B.C. The Chechen Republic is divided into 15 districts and 3 cities of republican significance. 71. June 2005 issue, volume 286, number 1673, pages 327332. Incidents of ballot stuffing and voter intimidation by Russian soldiers and the exclusion of separatist parties from the polls were subsequently reported by Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) monitors. ", . . -. Following the end of the Soviet Union, there has been an Islamic revival in Chechnya, and in 2011 it was estimated that there were 465 mosques, including the Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque in Grozny accommodating 10,000 worshippers, as well 31 madrasas, including an Islamic university named Kunta-haji and a Center of Islamic Medicine in Grozny which is the largest such institution in Europe.[79]. WebTwo forms of Islam have traditionally coexisted side by side in Chechnya. ago. As Russia expanded slowly southwards as early as the 16th century, clashes between Chechens and Russians became more frequent, and it became three empires competing for the region. For Chechens, the cause of Die vorgeschichtlichen Mittelmeervlker nach Ursprung, Schichtung und Verwandtschaft. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. [29] In 2004, the European Parliament recognized the deportation of Chechens and Ingush as an act of genocide.[42]. According to Chechen philosopher Apty Bisultanov, ruining an ant-hill or hunting Caucasian goats during their mating season was considered extremely sinful. Kavkazskaya voyna v otdel'nykh ocherkakh, epizodakh, legendakh i biografiyakh", "Chechen Republic History Born to be free", Just Like England: On the Liberal Institutions of the Circassians, "Shafi'i and Hanafi schools of jurisprudence in Chechnya", "The Kremlin's War on Islamic Education in the North Caucasus", "Shattering the Al Qaeda-Chechen Myth: Part 1", "Kadyrov Exploits Ties with Moscow to Build Islamic State", "Virtue Campaign on Women in Chechnya under Ramzan Kadyrov | Human Rights Watch", "Chechen Leader's Islamic Policies Stir Unease", The Diversity of the Chechen Culture: From Historical Roots to the Present, Traditional Social Organisation of Chechen people, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chechens&oldid=1148348523, Articles with Russian-language sources (ru), Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference, Articles containing Chechen-language text, "Related ethnic groups" needing confirmation, Articles using infobox ethnic group with image parameters, Articles with unsourced statements from February 2022, Articles with unsourced statements from June 2018, Articles with unsourced statements from February 2016, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 5 April 2023, at 16:51. 
[102][103][104][105] On 27 June 2018, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe noted "cases of abduction, arbitrary detention and torture with the direct involvement of Chechen law enforcement officials and on the orders of top-level Chechen authorities"[106] and expressed dismay "at the statements of Chechen and Russian public officials denying the existence of LGBTI people in the Chechen Republic". Of these, 48.5 billion rubles were grants from the federal budget of the Russian Federation. WebAs a result the percentage of the population that is Muslim in these three countries is rounded to the nearest integer. The U.S. invasion of Iraq and toppling of Saddam Hussein was disastrously ill-conceived, as I explained before it started back in 2003. "Eleven Days of Hell: My True Story of Kidnapping, Terror, Torture And Historic FBI & KGB Rescue" AuthorHouse, 2004. Jaimoukha, Amjad. [108], On 11 January 2019, it was reported that another 'gay purge' had begun in the country in December 2018, with several gay men and women being detained. The latter proclaimed the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, which sought independence. The Chechens and Ingush were allowed to return to their land after 1956 during de-Stalinisation under Nikita Khrushchev[37] when the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was restored but with both the boundaries and ethnic composition of the territory significantly changed. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Checheno-Ingush ASSR split into two parts: the Republic of Ingushetia and the Chechen Republic. [14][15], American linguist Johanna Nichols "has used language to connect the modern people of the Caucasus region to the ancient farmers of the Fertile Crescent" and her research suggests that "farmers of the region were proto-Nakh-Daghestanians." First-level administrative division of Russia. WebAccording to the 2010 national census, there are 1, 431, 360 Chechens in the Russian Federation. (in the territory of modern Chechnya)[73][unreliable source]. The accusations were sparked by the assassination in Austria of a former Chechen rebel who had gained access to Kadyrov's inner circle, 27-year-old Umar Israilov. The main dialects are: In 2003, a referendum was held on a constitution that reintegrated Chechnya within Russia but provided limited autonomy. 2003). [19] The Armenian Chronicles mention that the Durdzuks defeated Scythians and became a significant power in the region in the first millennium BC. Teips are further subdivided into gar (branches), and gars into nekye (patronymic families). 5/2001 . It campaigned for the recognition of Chechnya as a separate nation. [76] [citation needed]. In the 14th and 15th centuries, there was frequent warfare between the Chechens, Tamerlan and Tokhtamysh, culminating in the Battle of the Terek River. [82] In the aftermath, large numbers of refugees also emigrated or were forcibly deported to the Ottoman Empire.[83][84][85]. RELATED: Chechnya, Russia and 20 years of conflict. [53][pageneeded] In October 2002, 4050 Chechen rebels seized a Moscow theater and took about 900 civilians hostage. [110], Chechnya is predominantly Muslim. [82] Diplomatic relations with Ichkeria were also established by the partially recognised Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan under the Taliban government on 16 January 2000. . , 1965 . Russian forces killed Maskhadov on 8 March 2005, and the assassination of Maskhadov was widely criticized since it left no legitimate Chechen separatist leader with whom to conduct peace talks. Cave paintings, artifacts, and other archaeological evidence indicate continuous habitation for some 8,000 years. [93], On 1 July 2009, Amnesty International released a detailed report covering the human rights violations committed by the Russian Federation against Chechen citizens. Chechnya and the Gulf Arab countries; 09/06/2017. So, let women not wear shorts". The next year, with the onset of summer, the enemy hordes came again to destroy the highlanders. From 1994 to 1996, Russia fought Chechen guerillas in a 1 Grozny the Chechen capital, a shining city like a mini Dubai with 5 star hotels, wide avenues, impressive mosques and superb condominiums. The Chechens are mainly inhabitants of Chechnya. They are mythically descended from the epic hero, Turpalo-Nokhchuo ("Chechen Hero"). WebWithin the Russian Federation there are eight recognized Muslim republics: Tatarstan, Bashkortostan, Chechnya, Ingushetia, Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay-Cherkessia and Adygeya. [27], As the Russians took control of the Caspian corridor and moved into Persian-ruled Dagestan, Peter's forces ran into mountain tribes. Ingush aul Kek was completely burned when the Ingush refused to hand over Zelimkhan. The Caucasus was a major competing area for two neighboring rival empires: the Ottoman and Turco-Persian empires (Safavids, Afsharids, Qajars). Ancestors of the modern Chechens and Ingush were known as Durdzuks. It is home to the indigenous Chechens, part of the Nakh peoples, and of primarily Muslim faith. In 1998, Grozny authorities declared a state of emergency. The Chechen code of honor and customary law (adat) implies moral and ethical behaviour, generosity and the will to safeguard the honor of women. Web4. WebIn Russia, Muslims represent between 7 and 15 percent of the population. Notable in Chechen history, this particular Russo-Persian War marked the first military encounter between Imperial Russia and the Vainakh. Unlike [20][bettersourceneeded] In 1239, the Alania capital of Maghas and the Alan confederacy of the Northern Caucasian highlanders, nations, and tribes was destroyed by Batu Khan (a Mongol leader and a grandson of Genghis Khan). -- . Islam is the predominant religion in Chechnya, practiced by 95% of those polled in Grozny in 2010. Chechen society has traditionally been egalitarian and organized around many autonomous local clans, called teips. Chechnya's Exodus to Europe, North Caucasus Weekly Volume: 9 Issue: 3, Note that the actual amount of Chechens living in the United States is higher, as they are categorized as. In the 1960s1980s. The administration and military expeditions commanded by Aldaman Gheza during the 1650-1670s led to Chechnya being largely untouched by the major empires of the time. Among the most prominent features was that those abused had no method of redress against assaults, ranging from kidnapping to torture, while those responsible were never held accountable. The Chechens: A Handbook. WebThe rural population of Chechnya has remained large, but many Chechens, particularly the younger ones, have chosen to move to towns and cities. 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[37][38] American historian Norman Naimark writes: Troops assembled villagers and townspeople, loaded them onto trucks many deportees remembered that they were Studebakers, fresh from Lend-Lease deliveries over the Iranian border and delivered them at previously designated railheads. [95][97][100][101] The overwhelming bulk of Chechen J2 is of the subclade J2a4b* (J2-M67), of which the highest frequencies by far are found among Nakh peoples: Chechens were 55.2% according to the Balanovsky study, while Ingush were 87.4%. However, during the mid-14th century a strong Chechen Princedom called Simsim emerged under Khour II, a Chechen king that led the Chechen politics and wars. "[19], Amjad Jaimoukha notes in his book The Chechens: "Some authorities believe that the Nakh nation was an offspring of the Hurrians and Urartians, builders of the magnificent civilizations of the Near East, that had profound influences upon other cultures of the region. Overall, Chechens showed greater similarity with West Asian than with European groups for both genetic systems, although this similarity was much more pronounced for the Y chromosome than for mtDNA, suggesting that male-mediated migrations from West Asia have influenced the genetic structure of Caucasus populations. They managed to escape and leave Mount Dakuoh after 12 years of siege. [36][35] as well as evidence pointing to their ancestors' migration from the Fertile Crescent c.10,0008,000B.C. The Chechen Republic is divided into 15 districts and 3 cities of republican significance. 71. June 2005 issue, volume 286, number 1673, pages 327332. Incidents of ballot stuffing and voter intimidation by Russian soldiers and the exclusion of separatist parties from the polls were subsequently reported by Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) monitors. ", . . -. Following the end of the Soviet Union, there has been an Islamic revival in Chechnya, and in 2011 it was estimated that there were 465 mosques, including the Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque in Grozny accommodating 10,000 worshippers, as well 31 madrasas, including an Islamic university named Kunta-haji and a Center of Islamic Medicine in Grozny which is the largest such institution in Europe.[79]. WebTwo forms of Islam have traditionally coexisted side by side in Chechnya. ago. As Russia expanded slowly southwards as early as the 16th century, clashes between Chechens and Russians became more frequent, and it became three empires competing for the region. For Chechens, the cause of Die vorgeschichtlichen Mittelmeervlker nach Ursprung, Schichtung und Verwandtschaft. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. [29] In 2004, the European Parliament recognized the deportation of Chechens and Ingush as an act of genocide.[42]. 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[102][103][104][105] On 27 June 2018, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe noted "cases of abduction, arbitrary detention and torture with the direct involvement of Chechen law enforcement officials and on the orders of top-level Chechen authorities"[106] and expressed dismay "at the statements of Chechen and Russian public officials denying the existence of LGBTI people in the Chechen Republic". Of these, 48.5 billion rubles were grants from the federal budget of the Russian Federation. WebAs a result the percentage of the population that is Muslim in these three countries is rounded to the nearest integer. The U.S. invasion of Iraq and toppling of Saddam Hussein was disastrously ill-conceived, as I explained before it started back in 2003. "Eleven Days of Hell: My True Story of Kidnapping, Terror, Torture And Historic FBI & KGB Rescue" AuthorHouse, 2004. Jaimoukha, Amjad. [108], On 11 January 2019, it was reported that another 'gay purge' had begun in the country in December 2018, with several gay men and women being detained. The latter proclaimed the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, which sought independence. The Chechens and Ingush were allowed to return to their land after 1956 during de-Stalinisation under Nikita Khrushchev[37] when the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was restored but with both the boundaries and ethnic composition of the territory significantly changed. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Checheno-Ingush ASSR split into two parts: the Republic of Ingushetia and the Chechen Republic. [14][15], American linguist Johanna Nichols "has used language to connect the modern people of the Caucasus region to the ancient farmers of the Fertile Crescent" and her research suggests that "farmers of the region were proto-Nakh-Daghestanians." First-level administrative division of Russia. WebAccording to the 2010 national census, there are 1, 431, 360 Chechens in the Russian Federation. (in the territory of modern Chechnya)[73][unreliable source]. The accusations were sparked by the assassination in Austria of a former Chechen rebel who had gained access to Kadyrov's inner circle, 27-year-old Umar Israilov. The main dialects are: In 2003, a referendum was held on a constitution that reintegrated Chechnya within Russia but provided limited autonomy. 2003). [19] The Armenian Chronicles mention that the Durdzuks defeated Scythians and became a significant power in the region in the first millennium BC. Teips are further subdivided into gar (branches), and gars into nekye (patronymic families). 5/2001 . It campaigned for the recognition of Chechnya as a separate nation. [76] [citation needed]. In the 14th and 15th centuries, there was frequent warfare between the Chechens, Tamerlan and Tokhtamysh, culminating in the Battle of the Terek River. [82] In the aftermath, large numbers of refugees also emigrated or were forcibly deported to the Ottoman Empire.[83][84][85]. RELATED: Chechnya, Russia and 20 years of conflict. [53][pageneeded] In October 2002, 4050 Chechen rebels seized a Moscow theater and took about 900 civilians hostage. [110], Chechnya is predominantly Muslim. [82] Diplomatic relations with Ichkeria were also established by the partially recognised Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan under the Taliban government on 16 January 2000. . , 1965 . Russian forces killed Maskhadov on 8 March 2005, and the assassination of Maskhadov was widely criticized since it left no legitimate Chechen separatist leader with whom to conduct peace talks. Cave paintings, artifacts, and other archaeological evidence indicate continuous habitation for some 8,000 years. [93], On 1 July 2009, Amnesty International released a detailed report covering the human rights violations committed by the Russian Federation against Chechen citizens. Chechnya and the Gulf Arab countries; 09/06/2017. So, let women not wear shorts". The next year, with the onset of summer, the enemy hordes came again to destroy the highlanders. From 1994 to 1996, Russia fought Chechen guerillas in a 1 Grozny the Chechen capital, a shining city like a mini Dubai with 5 star hotels, wide avenues, impressive mosques and superb condominiums. The Chechens are mainly inhabitants of Chechnya. They are mythically descended from the epic hero, Turpalo-Nokhchuo ("Chechen Hero"). WebWithin the Russian Federation there are eight recognized Muslim republics: Tatarstan, Bashkortostan, Chechnya, Ingushetia, Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay-Cherkessia and Adygeya. [27], As the Russians took control of the Caspian corridor and moved into Persian-ruled Dagestan, Peter's forces ran into mountain tribes. Ingush aul Kek was completely burned when the Ingush refused to hand over Zelimkhan. The Caucasus was a major competing area for two neighboring rival empires: the Ottoman and Turco-Persian empires (Safavids, Afsharids, Qajars). Ancestors of the modern Chechens and Ingush were known as Durdzuks. It is home to the indigenous Chechens, part of the Nakh peoples, and of primarily Muslim faith. In 1998, Grozny authorities declared a state of emergency. The Chechen code of honor and customary law (adat) implies moral and ethical behaviour, generosity and the will to safeguard the honor of women. Web4. WebIn Russia, Muslims represent between 7 and 15 percent of the population. Notable in Chechen history, this particular Russo-Persian War marked the first military encounter between Imperial Russia and the Vainakh. Unlike [20][bettersourceneeded] In 1239, the Alania capital of Maghas and the Alan confederacy of the Northern Caucasian highlanders, nations, and tribes was destroyed by Batu Khan (a Mongol leader and a grandson of Genghis Khan). -- . Islam is the predominant religion in Chechnya, practiced by 95% of those polled in Grozny in 2010. Chechen society has traditionally been egalitarian and organized around many autonomous local clans, called teips. Chechnya's Exodus to Europe, North Caucasus Weekly Volume: 9 Issue: 3, Note that the actual amount of Chechens living in the United States is higher, as they are categorized as. In the 1960s1980s. The administration and military expeditions commanded by Aldaman Gheza during the 1650-1670s led to Chechnya being largely untouched by the major empires of the time. Among the most prominent features was that those abused had no method of redress against assaults, ranging from kidnapping to torture, while those responsible were never held accountable. The Chechens: A Handbook. WebThe rural population of Chechnya has remained large, but many Chechens, particularly the younger ones, have chosen to move to towns and cities. 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