Chechnya
Subtitle: Tombstone of Russian Power
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: April 20, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 448
ISBN-13: 9780300073980
Subjects: Civil war; European history: postwar, from c 1945 -; c 1990 to c 2000; Military History - 1990-; Separatist Movements; Current Affairs; History - General History; History: World; Chechnya; Russia; Europe - Russia & the Former Soviet Union; History / Russia (pre- & post-Soviet Union); International; Military - General; Chechnia (Russia); Chechnëiìa (Russia); Civil War, 1994-; History
First sentence: The war between Russia and the Chechen separatist forces, which lasted from December 1994 to August 1996, may be seen by future historians as a key moment in Russian and perhaps world history - not so much because of its consequences, as because of the stark light which this war has thrown on one of the most important developments of our time: the end of Russia as a great military and imperial power.