Chechnya in Russia and Russia in Chechnya

Featuring: Andrew C. Kuchins

On September 13, 2011, Sergey Markedonov, Russia and Eurasia Program Visiting Fellow, gave a presentation on the transformation of Chechnya from a periphery to one of the focal points of Russian and Eurasian security. Markedonov examined the basic reasons for the post-Soviet instability in Chechnya, paying special attention to political mythology accompanying contemporary analytical studies on this republic.

The presentation stressed on the political dynamics in Chechnya from 1991 until today, comparing the separatist and ethno-nationalist agenda and radical Islamist activities. Markedonov also considered different models and approaches of the Russian power in the “Chechen direction” between 1991 and 2011.