Chechen Terrorism in Russia
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The Russian-Chechen conflict descends from the 19th century, when Russia decided to claim Chechnya, and “civilize” its people. The conflict has a lot of inherent cultural, political and religious issues. The reason why Russian troops entered Chechnya in 1994 was that Russia did not want Chechnya to secede from Russian Federation. Chechnya was vital for Russia because it provided access to the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. Moreover, Russian oil and gas pipeline connections run through Chechnya. However, the then leader of Chechnya, Dzhokhar Dudayev, wanted the recognition by Russia (Yevsyukiva, 1995).
The attack at Beslan School Number One had an overwhelming impact on the conflict. It made the situation even worse and the belligerent relationships even fiercer. Hundreds of children and teachers died during the bloody siege by Muslim guerrillas (Baker & Glasser, 2004). Why should not Chechen forces be considered terrorists if they were the reason of ruthless slaughters of thousands of innocent people, including hundreds of children in the Beslan School? As a result of their terroristic nature, thousands of people lost their lives.
The conflict with Chechnya finally de-escalated because by the end of the second war, Russia decided to promote an amnesty program. Chechnya forces were exhausted, and most of the militants agreed to apply for amnesty. That was the time when Russia finally reached stability and peace with Chechnya, although some of the militants continued their attacks. The given de-escalation can be compared to the de-escalation of the Northern Ireland conflict. Years of strife led them to exhaustion, and there was no chance for further progress. The same as in Chechnya, the conflict was followed by uncontrolled terrorist activity and the huge amount of deaths. Protestants, similar to Muslim Chechen people, were unwilling to compromise because their interests and rights were violated by Catholics, and in Chechnya – by Russians.
References
Baker, P., & Glasser, S. B. (2004). Russia school siege ends in carnage. Washington Post Foreign Service. Retrieved from http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58381-2004Sep3.html
Yevsyukiva, M. (1995). The conflict between Russia and Chechnya. University of Colorado. Retrieved from http://www.colorado.edu/conflict/full_text_search/AllCRCDocs/95-5.htm
