Pathfinders for the Question of Chechen Independence from Russia

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Online Resources:

The Chechen Conflict

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/europe/2000/chechnya/default.stm - from BBC News

Conflict in Chechnya: Russia’s Renegade Republic

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/europe/chechnya/index.html - from the Online News Hour, look at “The Moscow Perspective” and the “Forum.”

Kavkaz Center

http://old.kavkazcenter.com/eng/content/2003/12/01/2056.shtml  - Chechen Primer, and a description of the current situation from a Chechen perspective

Prague Watchdog

http://www.watchdog.cz/ - an in-depth account of the war through weekly and monthly reports from this Czech human rights organization

Regions and territories: Chechnya

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_profiles/2565049.stm - an overview from BBC News

Russia Adrift : a Chechen Primer

http://www.time.com/time/daily/special/russia/chechnya.html  - Time Magazine primer on Chechnya - basic information

Russian School Siege : Your Reaction

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/3624494.stm - reactions to Beslan from around the world  posted on BBC News

Timeline: Chechnya

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_profiles/2357267.stm - a timeline of events from 1858 through 2007 (from BBC News)