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July 25th, 2002

Greetings from Grozny

Data: Chechnya, History, and Grozny


1722	First known battle between Chechen fighters and Russian soldiers results in defeat for Peter the Great.
1944	Stalin deports the entire Chechen nation to Siberia and Central Asia as suspected German collaborators.
1991	Chechnya declares its independence.
1994-1996	War with Russia results in de facto independence for Chechnya.
1999-Present	Russia re-invades Chechnya. As Russian military losses continue, a refugee crisis builds in neighboring Ingushetia.

Tags: Chechnya, Russia, Stalin

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