Chechnya
Customs: 95 Percent of Ingush Bride ‘Thefts’ Not What They Appear
July 06, 2009By Paul Goble Few customs among North Caucasians attract more critical and often tabloid-style attention from the Russian media than those having to do with marriage such as polygamy, but in some cases at least, the reality today is very different...
National Republics Resist Moscow on Dropping Sovereignty Reference
June 20, 2009By Paul Goble Three of the four national republics the Russian Supreme Court earlier this month ordered to drop references in their constitutions to republic sovereignty and citizenship are dragging their feet, an indication of both the importance...
War, Not Revival of Islam, Responsible for Killings of Chechens
March 09, 2009by Paul Goble Most Moscow commentators blame the recent upsurge in the killings of women in Chechnya on the revival of customary law (adat) or the imposition of Islamic law (shariat), but a new analysis suggests that the real explanation lies...