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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Chechnya's Revival: a reminder of what was wrong in the past and what can be done in a positive way -- step by step, Current affairs, NewAgeIslam.comn

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Chechnya's Revival: a reminder of what was wrong in the past and what can be done in a positive way -- step by step
By Peter Lavelle
During our stay, we were shown what the authorities there wanted us to see. We were duly impressed and very appreciative. We were warmly welcomed and treated well every step of the way. Moscow-funded reconstruction is going on around the clock, literally. A phoenix is truly emerging from the ashes. What the authorities didn't want us to visit were Grozny's still-improvised neighborhoods, and they went to great lengths to discourage us from visiting the republic's mountainous areas -- the same places where the small number of militants still challenge Kadyrov's strong-handed governance in the name of extremist Islam. The rebels' only hope now is the continuation of Chechnya's tarnished image abroad.


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