Free Chechnya Radio station

You can listen to Free Chechnya Radio station from 6 AM to 12 PM Moscow time on a frequency of 594 kHz on the medium wave band and on a frequency of 171 kHz on the long wave band. The programme is created with the involvement of the Ministry for culture and mass communication of the Russian Federation.
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The Beauty of Checnhya-2006

You will hopefully agree that beauty is a subjective notion. Any woman can be inimitable, the most beautiful and charming to the lovers eye. Yet people tend to aspire for the ideal and this is what must have prompted beauty pageants. Now that we come to think of it, Chechens thought some day recently, our girls are by no means less beautiful than those elsewhere. Why not hold a beauty pageant of our own? So this year it will be for the first time that a beauty pageant has been held in Chechnya, Chechen Beauy-2006. 22 girls of the 250 claimants have made it through the knockout tournaments to the finals and will now compete for the beauty queen title on the 27th of May. All participants in the competition will get diplomas, while the winner will be awarded a Toyota car and invitations to beauty pageants in Europe to represent Chechnya . And now we choose the one who you think is the most beautiful, cast your vote for her and wait impatiently for the official results.
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Chechen Culture

Cultural events

Beauty Will Save the World

Just recently the Chechen Center of Amateur and Folk Arts has held an exhibition and a festival under the motto Beauty will save the world. The Center of the Russian culture and folk arts from the Shelkovskaya village took part in the event. Dasho Maromedov, who heads the center, believes the motto of the major cultural event to be absolutely correct. From time immemorial various nations and nationalities have been living side by side in our republic. Their national heritage is both rich and priceless. In the last 15 years a great number of attempts to ruin it have been made. Now it is obvious that we should combine the revival of the republic after the military operations with the revival of the national cultures and traditions of all the ethnic groups inhabiting Chechnya -says Dasho Magomedov. - That was the main idea of the latest cultural event. The Center of the Russian culture and folk arts from the Shelkovskaya village exhibited various house-hold utensils and gave a gala-concert, which attracted thousands of visitors. At the same time they could not taste dishes of the Russian national cuisine because of the Lent Christian believers have been observing. By the way, at all the previously held events of the kind visitors did enjoy the most favorite Russian dishes such as potatoes either boiled or baked in their jackets, a herring and, of course, a Russian drink famous all over the world, Chechnya included. As for the exhibition mentioned above, it demonstrated earthenware crockery and examples of embroidery created by Russian women in the 19th century, etc. All the exhibits are private properties of the Russian women living in the Shelkovskay village. They were pleased and proud to demonstrate their family rarities. Dasho Magomedov could not but express his special gratitude to them. At the opening ceremony he addressed the Russian people: I ask you not to leave Chechnya, not to move to any other place to live and work. Also, I would like to invite all those who have earlier lived in the republic to come back. The Russian people are our friends from time immemorial. We have been treating each other with kindness and respect. Nowadays these norms of our relations do help us to revive the republic. The Center of the Russian culture and folk arts from the Shelkovskaya village is famous not only for its regular participation in various exhibitions. It is no less famous for its amateur choir and dance group. They are frequent visitors to their countrymen who are currently in their army services in Chechnya. Not so long ago they gave concerts in the military unit 67-76 and the local commandants headquarters. The head of the Center of the Russian culture and folk arts from the Shelkovskaya village says: We want our concerts to bring joy and happiness to the hearts of these soldiers and officers. We want them to know that beauty will save the world. (more...)

Issue 364
18.04.06

Chechnya: news | arguments | facts

21 April 2006 Chechen language day being celebrated for first time
The day of the Chechen language is being celebrated for the first time in Chechnya. Chechen Prime Minister Ramzan Kadyrov visited Gudermes where he met with representatives of society and artists. "The day of the Chechen language will be celebrated every year. Chechnya is witnessing an increase in interest in the language: journals and newspapers are being published in Chechen. At the same time, more than 90% of Chechens are fluent in Russian and pay particular attention to learning it," the prime minister said. The first issue of the Chechen language newspaper Daimokhk was published 81 years ago to the day, Kadyrov said.
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21 April 2006  Work of Veterinary Doctors in Spring
The veterinary-doctors have abundant work in spring, Moreover; the work has increased this spring owing to the possible spread of bird flu. The veterinary specialists have to carry out vaccination of all birds in a short period of time. The vaccination of birds started in the Nadterechny district on the 14th of March immediately after receiving vaccines. Each village has 2 or 3 veterinary specialist and each has to vaccine about 2500 birds. Ahead of the vaccination the veterinary experts explained the situation and the bird flu poses a danger to the residents. Local newspapers and television programmes also launched a campaign to explain the issue. Consequently, residents welcomed the veterinary experts with understanding. Moreover, the payment, 5 rubles for a yard and 2 rubles per head were paid voluntarily. Vaccination was conducted free-of-charge if the owners have a low income. The chief veterinary expert in the district, Ruslan Midaev has reported that all 100 thousand birds belong to private owners have been vaccinated. There are no reports about the danger of the bird flu and people can live calmly. The veterinarians in the Nadterechny district have other works too. There is an unfavourable situation with anthrax and about 15 thousand cattle have to be vaccinated. There is a need for taking preventive measures against foot-and-mouth disease, mad cow disease and other infectious diseases. An incident with mad cow diseases was registered in Zebir-Yurt. The veterinarians had to carry out disinfection and vaccinate 500 cattle. As we see the veterinarians have to work hard in the district since there are only 40 surgeons for 8 thousand yards. In fact, they get a very small salary, little over $100. Ruslan Midaev says that young specialist have no desire to work under such conditions. Veterinarians even have no enough boots. Fortunately, a vehicle has recently been given to the service. Nevertheless, Ruslan Midaev and the staff of the service hope for better future. Midaev says that the time is difficult for the republic, which has just stood on its feet. When the situation improves the prestige of the service will improve and young people will join it, said Ruslan Midaev.
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20 April 2006  Chechen district administration chief awarded posthumously
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree awarding posthumously an Order of Courage to head of Chechnya's Sharoi district administration Mukhadin Musalov. Musalov was shot dead by militants in his own house in December 2003. Shamkhan Beksultanov, head of the administration of the village of Roshni-Chu in the republic's Urus-Martan district, received the same award, while his sons, Akhdan and Baudin, received medals. Last August, militants set Beksultanov's house on fire and tried to abduct one of his sons. The other son opened fire on the attackers, killing one of the assailants and injuring another two.
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Russia - Chechnya

Chechen history

The Pulse publishing house in Moscow published on the History of Chechnya in the 19-20th Centuries. Its authors are renowned scholars of history Y.Z. Akhmadov and E.K. Khasmagomadov. This book represents a thematic continuation of research by Y. Akhmadov The History of Chechnya from Ancient Times to the end of the 18th Century (Peace Be on Your House, 2001). We posted an abridged version of the book on our Web-site.
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