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North Caucasus

Russian soldiers attacked in Ingushetia

July 7, 2007

Most of the major news agencies are reporting that a Russian military base has been attacked in Ingushetia, although the reports all seem to give conflicting accounts of what happened.
Interfax covers the incident in just two short paragraphs, reporting that there was an attack on the 503rd motor rifle regiment in Troitskaya, but that there [...]

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Tattooed Mountain Women and Spoon Boxes of Daghestan

May 14, 2007

I don’t know about you, but I was gutted that Tattooed Mountain Women and Spoon Boxes of Daghestan only finished second in the Oddest Book Title of the 2006 award.
Apparently, people would rather read Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America: A Guide to Field Identification instead, and the boring North American book beat out [...]

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FSB tanks fired on Beslan school

November 28, 2005

The Jamestown Foundation notes that Defense Ministry tanks, under the command of the FSB, fired on Beslan School number one, as the school was being stormed. The revelation was made during the trial of Nurpashi Kulaev, the sole surviving hostage taker.
I have to say, I’m not actually all that surprised at this news. [...]

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Should Russia waste its money on nuclear weapons

November 25, 2005

Charlie Ganske at Russia Blog has a thoughtful post about whether Russia should focus its energies on maintaining a nuclear arsenal, or on preventing the breakup of the Motherland.
Today’s Washington Times features a story on Russia’s successful test of a maneuverable re-entry warhead. While this may bolster the national pride of Russian scientists and provide [...]

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