num_pages: 416
description: A gripping account of the Chechen struggle for independenceThe war in Chechnya left us with some of the most harrowing images in recent times: a modern European city bombed to ruins while its citizens cowered in bunkers; mass graves; mothers combing the hills for their missing sons.The product of investigative and on-the-scene reporting by two established journalists, Carlotta Gall and Thomas de Waal's captivating book recounts the story of the Chechens' violent struggle for independence, and the Kremlin politics that precipitated it. Exploring Chechnya's complex and bloody history, the work is also a portrait of Russia's failed attempt to make the transition to a democratic society.
language: English
title: Chechnya: Calamity in the Caucasus
titlecomplete: Chechnya: Calamity in the Caucasus
genres: Russia, Politics, Islam, Historical, European History, Military Fiction, War, Nonfiction, History, Military History
ratings_count: 102
publisher: NYU Press