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Modern Chechen literature

The Chechen Nation as Mirrored in Imperial Russias Statistics (1860 1900)

The history of each people, like mosaic, should wind round each person and each village. There is no place for secondary details, as by deleting the seemingly extraneous , we may miss out in such research the most important thing the human factor and regional peculiarities. In this case history is bound to become scholastic interpretive and downright dull. The commoner becomes estranged by such history, losing touch with his or her own ancestors , native village or city, while the lingual scholastics alienates him by its high-flown verbal complexity which frequently betrays a simple desire to camouflage a lack of new facts. Statistics, and particularly based on archives and hitherto untapped, is destined to deal with the fruitless effort. Plain statistics evokes true interest and vivid response from both professional scholars and average readers, as it makes you reflect together with its author and leads to new discoveries in such fields that were thought to have been properly researched. Bits of information gleaned from open statistical sources, throw light on the events and phenomena which carry scant supporting evidence and such information may frequently explain the nature of those events and phenomena.
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Chechnya is to celebrate the 62th anniversary of the Great Victory

Care for the Living, Memory of the War Dead

It is under this slogan that the Chechen Republic is going to celebrate Victory Day. In keeping with a plan, endorsed by the Chechen government, the festive events, begun in the first days of May, will continue throughout the month. The main celebrations will take place in Grozny, where a mass rally will be held on May 9. Wreath-laying ceremonies to the monuments in honor of the liberator-warriors will be held throughout the republic. But before they take place, all monuments and the surrounding territories will be tidied up. The Chechen governments plan calls specifically for commemorating the names of Chechen World War Two veterans Heroes of the Soviet Union and full bearers of the Order of Glory. The chiefs of regional administrations have been advised to consider the question of naming some streets in their locality in honor of the war heroes. In all regions gala concerts will be held and meetings of World War Two veterans with the youth. Sports events will be held to mark Victory Day in youth free-style wrestling, a judo championship, republican chess tournaments, volleyball meets and in other events. Also planned are conferences and public readings on the theme of the Truth about the Great Patriotic War. All institutions under the Labor Ministry of the Chechen Republic will arrange for festive receptions at which each veteran will receive a memorable gift. The Akhmat-Khadji Kadyrov regional social fund will make financial contributions for WW II veterans. (more...)

Issue 459
19.05.07

Chechnya: news | arguments | facts

19 May 2007 Affiliate School of the Olympic Reserve to be built in the Naur district
An affiliate of the Rostov school of the Olympic Reserve is being built in the Naur district of the Chechen republic. The Naur region is famous for its Greek-Roman style wrestlers, and many of them have been training in the capital of the South Federal region of Russia. World champions and champions of Russia are among them. To make their training lessons more effective, the administration of the Rostov region decided to build an affiliate of its Olympic School in Chechnya and allocated 25 million rubles for that. According to the head of the Naur administration, Vladimir Kashlyunov, a proper area was found very soon- in the centre of the region, near two comprehensive schools. The building constructions are being produced in the city of Mozdok in southern Russia. The affiliate is expected to be commissioned by 1 September. According to the project, a sports complex will meet all international standards. Young athletes will be trained by the local coaches. The best pupils will be offered to continue their training in Rostov-on-Don. Vladimir Kashlyunov expresses his sincere gratitude to his colleagues in the Rostov region who have not ignored the needs of young Chechen athletes. He thanks his countryman, a four-times world champion Islam Duguchiyev, for his huge contribution into the project.
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18 May 2007  Weapons and ammunition were found in the Vedeno district
Weapons, ammunition and medicines were found at the scene of a gun battle with militants outside the village of Selmentauzen in the Vedeno district. Explosive devices and medicines were found at a militant base discovered in a forest near the village of Tazen-Kala in the same district. Interfax
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18 May 2007  Sobesednik or Collocutor literature club attracts residents in Naur
Almost all residents in Naur district know well Sobesednik local literature club. And thousands of people take part in the clubs activity. The club marks its third anniversary in summer. It holds its various kinds of events in the local library. The president of the club Zoya Ibakova does her best to arrange its work to satisfy interests of residents in literature and public matters. The club often organizes discussions on new books and meetings with writers and poets. A recent event was devoted to the talented singer Alexander Dorokhov. Among the participants were his teachers, students and those who admire his talent, Chechens, Russians and Cossacks. The club holds such events twice a month and no less than 50-60 people attend them. In short, the club attracts many people. Zoya Ibakova is quite happy because young people take part actively in the clubs activity. Among the events in the near future is a meeting with Eduard Mamakaev, the chairman of Chechnyas writers union who has promised to read fragments of his new works and share his future plans with readers. Musa Selmukhanov, a prominent local journalist and photographer prepares to release from print a new collection of his works. The club also holds meetings with interesting people and deputies of Chechen parliament from Naur district, Anna Kolesnikova and Aslanbek Chuchaev. It is involved in fund raising activity to help orphans and families with low income. Zoya Ibakova says when some money is collected the club organizes meetings with two or three families. Sponsors help the club to realize its plans. Zoya Ibakova expresses gratitude to Zinaida Dzhabrailova and Maida Akueva, local residents for their contribution to the club. And as a result the club has become more interesting and attractive for residents of Naur district.
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Russia - Chechnya

Chechen history

Chechens (self-assumed name " nokhchi" ) are the world" s most ancient people with unique anthropological type and culture. They are the largest ethnic group in the North Caucasus (more than 1 million people). The neighbouring Ingush people are very similar in genotype, culture and religion. Together they form the Vainakh people related by blood, common history, territorial, economic and cultural links and language. Vainakhs (Chechens, Ingushes) are aborigines of the Caucasus and speak Nakh, a language that belongs to the Iberian-Caucasian language family. The Vainakh (Chechen) ethnic and cultural complex was formed on the basis of various aboriginal people. Historically the Chechen community was formed as multi-ethnic and it kept absorbing ethnic elements of nomadic people and neighbouring high-landers, the evidence of which being the non-Vainakh origin of many Chechen clans. The history of Chechnya can be described as a continuing struggle for freedom and independence against outside enemies, in which periods of prosperity alternated with defeats and new attempts to revive the statehood. In the early Middle Ages (4th-12th centuries) Chechens had to take up arms to defend themselves against invaders from Rome, Sasanid Iran, Arab Caliphate and Khazar Kaganate. The centuries-long struggle forged a military union of highlanders and laid the foundation for their statehood.
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