The Information Channel Felist.Com -*-------------------------------------------------------------------------- +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Chechen Republic: official site.| | |All aboutChechnya| news| history| Actual News from Chechnya | || traditions| music | | |--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------| | News update | # # Issue 155 | | | 05.01.04 | |Police detain two Wahhabi | | |activists in Ingushetia |Chechnya: news | arguments | facts | | | | |Police have detained two active |[4510] 05 January 2004 Chechens supported United Russia in | |members of the Wahhabi movement |the Duma elections | |in Ingushetias village of |Deputy of the State Duma of the 4th convocation, Secretary of | |Ekashevo, a spokesman for the |the Political Council of the United Russia party Franz | |regional Interior Ministry told |Klintsevich feels that United Russias impressive victory in | |Itar-Tass. Police raided on |Chechnya (United Russia polled 80.90% of the votes) is quite | |Saturday houses of the two |logical. United Russia has long been saying it adheres to the | |activists of Wahhabi, a radical |Russian Presidents policy. At present the partys regional | |Islamic sect, who were on the |branch in Chechnya boasts the membership of 30,000. It is very| |federal wanted lists for |often that primary party organizations have the strength of | |banditry. The search of the |100 to 150 people. Objectively United Russia is the only party| |houses of one of them has turned|that has been active in the efforts to restore the Chechen | |up two tents, four sleeping-bags|Republic and offer practical assistance to the population in | |50 headscarves with quotations |settling their economic and social problems. United Russia | |from the Koran, which female |will help the Chechen authorities to set up a system of | |suicide bombers wear, and |control over the way the federal budget funds are used to | |abundant Wahhabi literature. The|restore the republic. Also, United Russia remains centred on | |two were placed in a detention |the young people. The party has reached agreement with the | |prison. Also operatives of one |president of the Russian Olympic committee on building more | |of interior departments of the |sports facilities, specialized sports schools and stadiums in | |Chechen capital Grozny |Chechnya. Emphasis is laid on restoring the system of | |established the identity of one |education and training more teachers. | |of two gunmen who were killed in|[http://www.chechnyafree.ru/index.php?lng=§ion=diaryeng] | |a special operation on December |(more News from Chechnya...) | |31. He proved to be a so-called | | |emir, or commander, of a Goita |[3129] 04 January 2004 Economic crimes in Chechnya will be | |jamaat, 30-year-old Imran |halted | |Sabiyev, who was on the police |Since the start of 2003, economic crimes in Chechnya, | |wanted list. His body was turned|amounting to 143 million rubles have been uncovered. The | |over to his relatives. The |Chechen prosecutor's office says that in the last one and a | |identity of the other bandit |half years such crimes have increased by 21 per cent. There is| |killed in a shootout with police|massive fraud in the agriculture, construction, finance and | |is being ascertained. |budget areas. There is also stealing on the consumer market. | |([http://www.chechnyafree.ru/ |Several government employees and officials in local | |index.php?lng=§ion=Moseng] |administrations are also light fingered. The situation in the | |more...) |oil industry, which until recently was notorious for massive | | |fraud, is gradually improving. The positive changes are due to| |Trial of terrorist group begins |regular raids carried out under the "Chechen oil" operation | |in Chechnya |and as well as changes in the management level in the oil | | |sector police unit. According to the Grozneft company, now, | |The Chechen Supreme Court on |only 0,4 per cent of crude oil is stolen in Chechnya. The | |Monday begins trial of those |figure falls within the accepted inevitable loss in the oil | |involved in the preparation of |industry in the republic. However, a large scale stealing of | |an explosion at the Government |crude is taking place involving the use of private oil | |House of the republic on |tankers. The republic's interior ministry will wage war | |December 27, 2002. This |against the evil, using all the legal methods allowed, | |terrorist act took the lives of |including a confiscation of the vehicle used, under a court's | |78 people and more than 200 were|ruling. Also a forcible destruction of illegal oil holes, home| |wounded. Three accused: Akhmed |based refineries as well as equipment, is a possibility. Old | |Ismailov, Valid Suleimanov and |women and young boys offering for sale tins of home refined | |Yusup Yunusov will stand trial. |oil are not those to be dealt with, explained the Chechen | |Investigation has established |deputy interior minister in charge of economic and tax crimes,| |that they had prepared and |Hamzat Guseinov. The big fish defrauding the republic of huge | |stuffed with explosive two |amounts of revenue are the ones to face the music, he said. | |trucks that were blown up |Another important task facing Chechen law enforcers is | |afterwards by suicide bombers at|preventing abuse during the payment of compensation to | |the Chechen Government House. |citizens for loss of house. At the present time the interior | |The accused will also be charged|ministry has cross checked over 5,5 thousand applications for | |with staging other acts of |compensation and as a result, about 1300 false applications | |terror, Deputy Chairman of the |have been detected. Thus, the defrauding of the government has| |Chechen Supreme Court Isa Edilov|been nipped in the bud with the saving of more than 150 | |told Itar-Tass. ([http:// |million rubles. | |www.chechnyafree.ru/index.php? |[http://www.chechnyafree.ru/index.php?lng=§ion=diaryeng] | |lng=§ion=Moseng] more...) |(more News from Chechnya...) | | | | | Chechen history |[4640] 03 January 2004 The Russian Kraftway computer company | | |expands operations in Chechnya | |Chechnya | Questions and answers|Kraftway assembles and markets computers and networking | | |equipment. It has supplied heaps and heaps of all this to | |To Reader |regional agencies in Chechnya. Under a three-year agreement | |All about Chechnya, chechens. |with Kraftway, Grozny's KomTi has established a service centre| |ChechenRepublic | news| history||for repairing and upgrading Kraftway hardware in the Chechen | |traditions| music |capital. Repair services include the supplier's guarantees. | | |All orders are performed within two days. Consultation, | |This pamphlet is about Chechnya |expendables and latest software are available. Kraftway's | |, a Russian territory which has |deputy CEO for regional operations Mr Igor Murashkintsev says | |witnessed the most tragic events|the presence of a top-notch Kraftway service centre on Chechen| |over the past decade. The book |territory should help his company dramatically expand business| |is the latest update on the |in Chechnya. He pins great hopes on all-round normalization in| |Chechen Republic . And this is |the republic. | |very important, since a lack of | | |fresh and accurate information |[4639] 02 January 2004 Weather for Chechens | |about events in Chechnya |They say that there exist 3 things understood by everyone: the| |generates many distorted |weather, sport and politics. Meteorology is the science of the| |conceptions and rumours - both |weather phenomenon precluding the amateur. Employees of the | |within and outside Russia . For |Chechen Center of hydro-meteorology and the monitoring of the | |example, that Chechen society is|environment are firmly convinced about this. The republican | |allegedly inherently alien to |weather forecasting service that suffered greatly in the | |Russia , that pro-Russian |period of the armed conflict reopened on January 23 1998 and | |elements in the republic are |has since done a lot. Meteorological, hydro-meteorological and| |marginalised; and lastly, that |agro-meteorological centers have been created in virtually all| |Russian power structures are |the regions in the republic. In the regions of Naursky, | |fighting the Chechen people, |Shatoisky and Gudermes, full-fledged hydro-meteo-stations are | |rather than armed bandit groups.|operating. The restoration of the production base of the | |The reality, however, is that |hydrometeo center being funded under the Federal purpose | |only with the return of the |programme, is proceeding at full speed. Hence Chechen | |legitimate authorities are |weathermen are hoping that in 2004 they will be having | |villages and towns being |complete information about weather phenomenon on the territory| |restored, children going to |of Chechnya. The importance of this cannot be over stretched. | |school for the first time in |The event of June 2002 remains fresh in the minds of the | |many years, and pensioners |people when Chechnya and other regions in Southern Russia were| |receiving long-forgotten |submerged under raging flood. Of course weather forecasters | |pensions, i.e. a social rebirth |cannot prevent natural disasters but they can give advance | |is underway. Lying ahead are a |warning about impending natural calamity enabling the taking | |referendum on a new Chechen |of preventive measures and at least, minimizing the scale of | |constitution, and parliamentary |the catastrophe. For Chechnya, which per force of its natural | |and presidential elections. |peculiarities is a region of heightened danger, from the angle| |These votes will be held, |of natural abnormalities, early warning is of tremendous | |despite continued attempts by |value. Republican leaders understand the importance of | |bandit groups and their leaders |meteorology and are doing everything possible to ensure that | |to scupper the process of |the Chechen hydro meteorological center starts work as soon as| |normalisation in the republic, |possible and at full capacity. The agreement signed in 2003 | |the latest terrorist act being |between the Chechen government and the Russian hydro | |the bombing of the republican |meteorological center is to help achieve that goal. Under that| |government building. The war |agreement, the Chechen government undertook to allocate the | |being waged by Chechen |necessary funds for a full restoration of the infrastructure | |separatists against federal |of the local hydro meteorological center but in2003, no money | |forces and more often than not |was given to the service. A promise has been made to allocate | |against their own co-citizens is|funds for the center next year. Chechen weathermen are not | |by no means a "national |grumbling and are prepared to wait since they are convinced | |liberation struggle of the |that the government is anxious to help them. | |Chechen people", but an episode |[http://www.chechnyafree.ru/index.php?lng=§ion=diaryeng] | |in the overall offensive by |(more News from Chechnya) | |international terrorism on the | | |fundamental principles of modern| ------------------------------------------------------------ | |civilisation. The facts show | | |that being a part of the Russian| Russia - Chechnya | |Federation in no way threatens | | |the Chechen Republic 's cultural| The history of the Cossack community of Chechnya | |identity, the free use of its | | |own language, and preaching |The life and culture of the Terek-Greben Cossacks | |Islam. On the contrary, it was | | |during de facto "independence" |[1756] | |from Russia that the Chechen |The everyday life of Cossacks formed under the influence of | |people suffered a humanitarian |the traditions of the local mountain people: Chechens, | |tragedy on an unprecedented |Ingushes, Kabardians, Kumyks. In rural areas Cossacks built | |scale. Hostage-taking, the slave|izbas (peasants log huts), saklyas (mountain huts) and | |trade and plundering came to |store-huts, so-called khatkas. In villages bordering on | |form the economic basis of the |Grozny, Vladikavkaz or railways Cossack houses approached the | |new regime, while chaos and war |city type. The interiour lay-out of the houses of Cossacks and| |became the form of its political|mountaineers differed very slightly. Saklyas were normally | |existence. We want to emphasise |divided into two parts and Cossack izbas had two rooms. | |once more: Chechnya is part of |Furniture in the rooms was similar too. Leo Tolstoi, who lived| |Russia , geographically, |in Chechnya when he was young, wrote that Greben Cossacks | |politically and |arranged their houses according to Chechen traditions. | |civilisation-wise. So a |Traditionally every Cossack, just as mountaineers house, had | |hypothetical triumph of radical |an arsenal of weapons. Hanging on one of the walls were a | |Islamism on its territory would |holster and a dagger in a leather or silver sheath, near them | |be anti-historical. Such a |a sword adorned with silver, a revolver, a Berdan rifle or | |development would signify the |double-barrelled gun and several daggers in simple sheaths. | |establishment in the midst of |For Cossacks, just as for Chechens, Ingushes, Kumyks and | |Europe of a Taliban-like regime,|Kabardians, weapons were an integral part of everyday life. | |with all ensuing consequences |Cossacks thought much of the skills of Chechen weapon-makers, | |for the international community.|even old Cossack songs tell about famous Atagi swords. | |The corporate author - |Clothes, suitable for life in the mountains, were taken on by | |journalists of the Russian |Cossacks, both men and women. Men wore Caucasian felt cloaks, | |Information Agency Novosti - |beshmets (quilted coats), papakhas (tall astrakhan hats), | |have attempted to be as brief as|bashlyk or hoods and Circassian coats (long-waisted outer | |possible on providing answers to|garments). For decoration they used Caucasian belt, dagger and| |the most-often aked questions |metal or silver-tipped cartridge-holders on the breast. | |(above all posed by a foreign |Clothes for special occasions were hanging at a prominent | |audience) about the Chechen |place: several Circassian coats of different colour adorned | |issue. Hence the book's title: "|with simple and silver cartridge-holders and soft footwear | |Chechnya : Questions and |high boots, slippers with stockings trimmed with lace or | |Answers". It draws heavily on |velvet. Chechens, Ingushes, Kumyks, Circassians and Nogaitsy | |information provided by various |took much of their clothing from the Russians. The result of | |Russian ministries and |closer ties with Russians, - wrote a contemporary in 1859, - | |departments that in one or |was evident. Children began to wear shirts. And later on | |another way are involved in |adults too began to put on European-styled clothes. Terek | |normalising life in the |Cossacks enriched their cuisine with a number of Chechen | |republic. |dishes: flat cakes stuffed with cheese and vegetables, | |Russian Information Agency |unleavened pasta bread, dat-kodar a mixture of curds with | |Novosti |melted butter etc. Mountaineers came to like some of purely | |([http://www.chechnyafree.ru/ |Russian food, including Caspian roach and sour cabbage, so | |index.php?section=answerseng&lng|good in winter months. Music instruments and dances | |=eng] in detail ...) |traditional for mountaineers found their way naturally into | | |the life of Terek Cossacks. Men played zurna, reed-pipe and | | Chechen economics |pondura and women played accordion. And the circular dance | | |Naura lezghinka, so full of vigour, became a national dance of| |The Russian Kraftway computer |Terek Cossacks. Trick-riding contests too became popular among| |company expands operations in |the Cossacks, who got a chance to show off their courage and | |Chechnya |riding skills. And Cossack women, just like mountaineer women,| | |looked after the horses with love and care. The multi-ethnic | |[4640] Kraftway assembles and |nature of the area inevitably told on language borrowings. | |markets computers and networking|Both Cossacks and mountaineers expanded their vocabularies. | |equipment. It has supplied heaps|Its due to that process that we can now describe Chechen | |and heaps of all this to |clothes and customs. For information on Russian borrowings | |regional agencies in Chechnya. |click here . | |Under a three-year agreement |([http://www.chechnyafree.ru/index.php?lng=eng§ion= | |with Kraftway, Grozny's KomTi |mhiscoseng&row=1] in detail ...) | |has established a service centre| | |for repairing and upgrading | Chechen tarditions | |Kraftway hardware in the Chechen| | |capital. Repair services include|The book ``Vainakh Ethics'' by Edi Isaev | |the supplier's guarantees. All |Edi Isaev on Customs and Traditions of Chechens The book" | |orders are performed within two |Vainakh Ethics " by Edi Isaevthe chechen character | |days. Consultation, expendables | | |and latest software are |The book ``Vainakh Ethics'' by Edi Isaev is an utmost | |available. Kraftway's deputy CEO|important work at a time when the life in Chechnya is | |for regional operations Mr Igor |returning to normal. Edi Isaev is a historian, Professor at | |Murashkintsev says the presence |the Chechen State University, writer and publicist directs his| |of a top-notch Kraftway service |book to youth. In introduction he emphasizes: `` The norm of | |centre on Chechen territory |Vainakh ethics is the code of wise truths of people that | |should help his company |reflects their ideals.'' The book is educational. It contains | |dramatically expand business in |the ideas on ethics by thinkers of various people and various | |Chechnya. He pins great hopes on|times from Epicurus and Confucius A.S. Makarenko and | |all-round normalization in the |L.N.Toltoi. The second chapter is devoted to ethic norms of | |republic. |Chechens. The third chapter considers in detail traditional | |([http://www.chechnyafree.ru/ |family ethic code. The final chapter is devoted to Islamic | |index.php?lng=eng§ion= |ethic norms. Materials from the book Vainakh Ethics by Edi | |economeng&row=1] more...) |Isaev is devoted to customs and traditions of Chechens. | | |[http://www.chechnyafree.ru/index.php?lng=eng§ion= | | |bookvaineng&row=0] (more about chechen traditions...) | | | | | | Chechen cuisine | | | | | |All about Chechnya, chechens. ChechenRepublic | news| history|| | |traditions| music | | |"The Chechens, like the rest of the highlanders, avoid | | |extremes in their eating and drinking habits. What they | | |usually eat is chureks or corn bread with mutton lard spread | | |on it, and wheat stew with lard in it; water is their basic | | |refreshment." "...Unleavend wheat or barley bread baked on | | |charcoal, milk and cheese constitute their daily menu; meat is| | |eaten, very rarely, by the richest of the Chechens." That was | | |written about the Chechen eating habits in the 19th century. | | |And it was not until the late 19th century that many | | |vegetables grown in Europe - tomatoes, cabbage, radish - had | | |found their way to the kitchen gardens of mountainous | | |Chechnya. Chechen farming units have, since times immemorial, | | |been self-sufficient, with only spices and sweetmeats being | | |bought at the market. And, although they have become familiar | | |with the cuisines of many other ethnic communities, the | | |Chechen women cherish the very special culinary traditions of | | |their own. | | |([http://www.chechnyafree.ru/index.php?section=kitcheneng&lng=| | |eng] in detail ...) | | | | | | - | | | | | |## | | | | | | Copyright ? 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