On 26 November 1990, the Supreme Council of Chechen-Ingush ASSR adopted the "Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Chechen-Ingush Republic". This declaration was part of the reorganisation …

In 2003 Chechen voters approved a new constitution that devolved greater powers to the Chechen government but kept the republic in the federation. The following year the Russian-backed Chechen …

Aug 1, 2017 · A large number of Chechens currently live in the Chechen Republic, which is a Russian federal state. They have settled around the isolated terrain of the Caucasus Mountains.

The Chechen Republic or, informally, Chechnya, (sometimes referred to as Ichkeria, Chechnia, Chechenia or Noxçiyn), is a republic of Russia. It is located in the Northern Caucasus mountains, in …

Traditional justice has served the Chechens through the Soviet and post-Soviet periods whenever civil justice has failed to function. Chechen social interaction is based on principles of honor, chivalry, …

The Chechen Republic is one of the youngest constituent entities of the Russian Federation. It was given its present status in June 1993 about a year after it and Ingushetia were divided.

The Chechen language is unique to the Caucasus region, and not related to any languages outside of this region. Until 1991, Chechnya had two official languages, Chechen and Russian.

May 24, 2024 · A number of these names derive from the ethnonym and toponym of a large Chechen tribe, the Nokhchmekhkakhoi, and its domicile in southeast Chechnya, which is also called “Ichkeria”.

As many Chechen fighters who left for Iraq and Syria to fight with ISIS are now returning to their homeland, there are concerns of the potential insecurity they could bring – and the devastation that a …

3 days ago · Russian strategic involvement in Iran has reached a critical juncture with the proposed deployment of Chechen Akhmat units to support the Iranian regime against American and Israeli …