Chechen
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The Chechen people are an ethnic group indigenous to Chechnya, a republic in southwestern Russia situated on the northern flank of the Greater Caucasus range. They are a Muslim people whose language belongs to the Nakh group. Historically, the Chechens, along with other Caucasian tribes, fiercely resisted Russian conquest from the 1830s to the 1850s.12
Chechnya itself is a republic bordered by Russia, Dagestan, Georgia, and Ingushetiya. The region experienced significant conflict in the early 21st century, leading to devastation and a mass exodus of refugees. The economy has historically been based on petroleum, with refining concentrated in the capital city of Grozny. The Checheno-Ingush Republic, formed in 1934, was split into Chechnya and Ingushetia in 1992.134
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RussiaThe Russian EmpireThe Chechens, led by ShÄmil, resisted Russian expeditions from 1834 until 1859, and the Circassians were not finally crushed until 1864. In the 1840s Russian rule was established over the pastoral peoples of Kazakhstan. In East Asia, Russian ships explored the lower course of the Amurā¦
Read MoreThe Chechens, led by ShÄmil, resisted Russian expeditions from 1834 until 1859, and the Circassians were not finally crushed until 1864. In the 1840s Russian rule was established over the pastoral peoples of Kazakhstan. In East Asia, Russian ships explored the lower course of the Amurā¦
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ā¦territorial base, such as the Chechen and Ingush, from 1944 onward. They were accused of collaborating with the Germans. The Volga Germans were deported in the autumn of 1941 lest they side with the advancing Wehrmacht. Altogether, more than 50 nationalities, embracing about 3.5 million people, were deported to variousā¦
Read Moreā¦territorial base, such as the Chechen and Ingush, from 1944 onward. They were accused of collaborating with the Germans. The Volga Germans were deported in the autumn of 1941 lest they side with the advancing Wehrmacht. Altogether, more than 50 nationalities, embracing about 3.5 million people, were deported to variousā¦
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ChechnyaPeopleā¦main ethnic group is the Chechens, with minorities of Russians and Ingush. The Chechens and the Ingush are both Muslim and are two of the many Caucasian mountain peoples whose language belongs to the Nakh group. Fiercely independent, the Chechens and other Caucasian tribes mounted a prolonged resistance to Russianā¦
Read Moreā¦main ethnic group is the Chechens, with minorities of Russians and Ingush. The Chechens and the Ingush are both Muslim and are two of the many Caucasian mountain peoples whose language belongs to the Nakh group. Fiercely independent, the Chechens and other Caucasian tribes mounted a prolonged resistance to Russianā¦
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Ingushetiyaā¦was later combined with the Chechen autonomous oblast, inhabited primarily by the Chechen mountain peoples, who are also Muslim and whose language is closely related to Ingush; the autonomous republic of Checheno-Ingushetia was established in 1936. During World War II Checheno-Ingushetia was abolished, and its ethnic inhabitants, who had beenā¦
Read Moreā¦was later combined with the Chechen autonomous oblast, inhabited primarily by the Chechen mountain peoples, who are also Muslim and whose language is closely related to Ingush; the autonomous republic of Checheno-Ingushetia was established in 1936. During World War II Checheno-Ingushetia was abolished, and its ethnic inhabitants, who had beenā¦
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JordanReligionā¦along with the closely related Chechens (ShÄ«shÄn)āa group numbering about 1,000, who are descendants of 19th-century immigrants from the Caucasus Mountainsāmake up the most important non-Arab minority.
Read Moreā¦along with the closely related Chechens (ShÄ«shÄn)āa group numbering about 1,000, who are descendants of 19th-century immigrants from the Caucasus Mountainsāmake up the most important non-Arab minority.
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Bashkir, Chechens, and Armenians. The diversity of peoples is reflected in the 21 minority republics, 10 autonomous districts, and autonomous region contained within the Russian Federation. In most of these divisions, the eponymous nationality (which gives its name to the division) is outnumbered by Russians. Sinceā¦
Read MoreBashkir, Chechens, and Armenians. The diversity of peoples is reflected in the 21 minority republics, 10 autonomous districts, and autonomous region contained within the Russian Federation. In most of these divisions, the eponymous nationality (which gives its name to the division) is outnumbered by Russians. Sinceā¦
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