Bibliograph

Type

Label

Chechnya, tombstone of Russian power, Anatol Lieven ; with photographs by Heidi Bradner

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Chechnya

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

39200355

Responsibility statement

Anatol Lieven ; with photographs by Heidi Bradner

Sub title

tombstone of Russian power

Summary

An eyewitness account of the war and an analysis of Chechen tradition and the character of the Chechen nation

Table Of Contents

PART I: THE WAR: A personal memoir of Grozny and the Chechen war -- Russia and Chechnya, 1991-1994: The origins of war -- The course of the Chechen war -- PART II: THE RUSSIAN DEFEAT: The masque of democracy: Russia's liberal capitalist revolution and the collapse of state power -- Who would be a soldier if you could work in a bank? Social and cultural roots of the Russian defeat -- Failure of the Serbian option, 1: The collapse of the Cossacks -- Failure of the Serbian Option, 2: The weakness of the Russian diasporas -- A fish rots from the head: military roots of the Russian defeat -- PART III: THE CHECHEN VICTORY: The two hundred years war: the history and context of the Russian-Chechen conflict -- We are free and equal like wolves: social and cultural roots of the Chechen victory -- The prayers of slaves are not heard in Heaven: Chechnya and Islam, a religious nation or a national religion

Target audience

adult

Classification

Creator