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Chechen traditions

Dresses of Vainakh Women (late 19-early 20 centuries) by L. Garsaev

The monograph by historian Dr. Lechi Garsaev, merited cultural worker in the Chechen Republic is the first work devoted to Vainakh womens clothes. It is based on real dresses, which are being compared with those worn by people of neighbouring regions. The book was published by Knizhnoe Izdatelsvo or Book Publishing House in Grozny. The scientific value of the book is that its content and conclusion can be used in reading lectures for special courses at the higher educational establishments, studying history and ethnography of Vainakhs, restoring ancient handicraft that has ceased to exist in Chechnya and making displays for museums to attract peoples attention to the elements of traditional culture use them in daily life. We start to present the summary of the book on our site.
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Chechen history

The Invasion of Timur the Lame

The invasion of the Northern Caucasus by hordes of Timur the Lame, or as he is referred to in official sources Tamerlan, occurred as a result of wide-scale hostilities by Chagatai ruler against the Khan of the Golden Horde Tokhtamysh. Tamerlans army first crossed Chechen plains in March 1395. But in view of the further and more urgent need, namely, defeat of Tokhtamysh himself, his troops did not remain there long. After defeating his enemy on the Terek on April 15, 1395 , Tamerlan went on to attack Caucasian allies of the Golden Horde. After a series of ventures on the lands of western Adyghs on the territory of Karachayevo-Cherkessia, Kabardino- Balkaria and Norther Ossetia, Timur began preparing for his next invasion. This time the target of his march became the state of Simsim, located on the territory of Chechen and Ichkeria plains. The reason for his march, according to official contemporary sources, was Simsim rulers Gaukhan, (also known as Niyatkhan or Kyrbek) to recognize Tamerlans authority over him. In a longer term perspective, the march was part of the plan to destroy the Golden Hordes allied coalition, which took part in Tokhtamyshs raids on Central Asia. (more...)

Issue 464
05.06.07

Chechnya: news | arguments | facts

05 June 2007 Two police killed in clash with militants in North Caucasus
Two police died, one was injured and three suspected militants were killed in a security operation in the Republic of Daghestan in Russia's troubled North Caucasus region, a source in the republican interior ministry said Sunday. The police found a group of suspected militants in a forest near the village of Solnechnoye in the Khasavyurt district in northern Daghestan Saturday afternoon, the source said. "During the gunfight, three militants were killed. One of them is a local resident who is on a wanted list for terrorism. The identity of the other two militants is being established," the source said. Although the active phase of the North Caucasus antiterrorist campaign officially ended in 2001, periodic bombings and clashes between gunmen and federal troops still disrupt Chechnya and nearby regions, including Daghestan, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, and Karachayevo-Circassia. An interior ministry officer and a contract solider were killed and a policeman was wounded in the clash with the militants, the source said. The police found three grenade launchers, three Kalashnikov automatic rifles, two Makarov pistols and four grenades at the scene of the fight, the source said. RIA Novosti
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05 June 2007  Grozny Television and Radio Company prepares for moving to a new building
According to Chechnyas National Policy, Press and Information Ministry, the state-owned Radio and Television Company, Grozny will move to a new building shortly. The company has functioned in the building of the Writers Union since 2002. It is a two-storied private-residence in the Pushkina Street, and it has no sufficient space for journalists to prepare their programmes comfortably. There was no hall for staging talk-shows. Television journalists had to display their talent and diplomacy to carry out filming in others building. In these circumstances the company and its founder, the Ministry decided to appeal President Ramzan Kadyrov for help in solving the issue. Journalists and services of the Ministry have settled in the Republican Press House opened recently in Grozny. There is a three-storied building adjacent to it. And one of its floors will be given to the Radio and Television Company. There is a large hall for filming and comfortable working places for journalists. Moreover, Ramzan Kadyrov gave additional sum of money to buy advanced equipment suitable for the new building. Head of the Ministrys television broadcasting division, Islam Khatuev, said: We will move to the new premises in few weeks. The staff of the company gets new equipment, comfortable working places and will work actively and fruitfully in Chechnyas family of journalists.
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04 June 2007  Bridge over the river Sunzha opened in Grozny
The Bridge over the river Sunzha was opened in the Leninsky district of Grozny early May. This is a good present for the residents of the city. The new bridge is not only attractive but also makes the traffic light, especially in Mayakovsky and Pervomaisky Streets and Kadyrov Avenue. The Boronovsky Bridge as people called it has reduced the traffic about 40% in the capital, and the distance between the centre and Leninsky micro-district has reduced. The new bridge is 60 meters long and 13 meters wide. There are two 1.5 meter pavements on the both sides of the bridge. It was rebuilt using advanced technology, and its life-span is quite long. The builders did their best to meet the safety requirements of such a facility. The bridge can withstand all kind of heavy trucks. With the reconstruction of the bridge two adjacent streets, Gurina and Batyrina were also repaired. The area around the bridge is cleaned and is quite beautiful. Earlier, these streets were damaged and full of garbage. Now, it is pleasant to visit the site. People like the bridge.
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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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