#chechen

[folkfashion]

Chechen girls, Russia, by Yuri Kozyrev

#chechen #russia #caucasus #asia #folk clothing #traditional clothing #traditional fashion #cultural clothing

[chechnyadreaming]

Chechen rebel fighters

#chechen #chechen war #chechen wars #chechnya #grozny #чеченские войны #чеченская война #чечня #россия #russo chechen war #chechen rebels #combat footage #combat photos

[safije]

Grozny, Chechnya 1994

#Caucasus #Kavkaz #Grozny #Russia #Chechnya #War #Photojournalism #Chechen #Caucasian

[iurisme]

chechen felt carpet

#chechen #chechnya #culture #traditional #north caucasus #caucasian #caucasus #aesthetic #pinterest #boarding

[bobemajses]

Were there Jews in Chechnya?

Of course!

In 1897, the Jewish population in Grozny numbered 1,711 (11% of the total population) and was divided into two groups: "native" Mountain Jews and "Russian" Ashkenazim. Next to the central mosque stood a grand, Moorish-style synagogue.

They partially assimilated into Chechen society by forming a Jewish teip, the Zhugtii. All ethnic minorities had the option of forming a teip in order to properly participate in the developments of Chechen society such as making alliances and gaining representation in the Mekhk Khell, a supreme ethnonational council that is occasionally compared to a parliament.

In 1944, the NKVD deported the entire Chechen populace in Chechnya, and moved other ethnic groups into their homes; the Jews mostly refused to take the homes of deported Chechens while there are some reports of Chechens entrusting their homes to Jews in order to keep them safe.

During the First Chechen War, many Mountain Jews left due to the Russian invasion and bombardment. Despite historically close relations between Jews and Chechens, many also suffered high rate of kidnappings and violence at the hands of armed Chechen gangs who ransomed their freedom to "the international Jewish community".

#chechnya #jewish #north caucasus #chechen

[heiratemich333]

Female Chechen rebel fighter photographed by Heidi Bradner

#chechnya #chechen wars #chechen

[auroraluciferi]

According to open source researchers, soldiers with roots in poorer regions such as Buryatia and Dagestan are disproportionately represented among Russian casualties in Ukraine.

“Most of the soldiers and officers of the ground forces and the airborne forces come from poor Russian towns and villages,” military specialist Pavel Luzin told Al Jazeera.

“This social-economic stratification has a long-term tradition in the Russian armed forces because young men from the cities with relatively good education serve in other military branches … but the infantry consists of badly-educated soldiers from poor families and regions.”

Buryatia, in Siberia, was once a part of Mongolia that was conquered by Cossacks in the 17th century.

“We can’t determine our own politics – if we had a real federation, the head of our republic could say no, Buryats won’t fight in this criminal war. But he keeps providing cannon fodder for Putin,” Victoria Maladaeva, of the Free Buryatia Foundation, told Al Jazeera.

“Buryatia, like the other ethnic republics, is governed by the colonial policies of Moscow,” Maladaeva continued.

“Our languages and history are disappearing off the face of the Earth, while Moscow sucks all the money and resources out of the provinces. Moscow is a beautiful city but it’s such a facade of all of Russia, because if you go just a little further, the houses are falling apart, there are no roads, there’s no work.”

#russia #ukraine #war #2022 #putin #demographics #ethnic #population #populations #buryat #buryatia #dagestan #chechen #chechnya #russian federation #military #history #racism #colonialism #really interesting article #applies to many different militaries

[dukhoiada]

Chechnya, 2021, by Abdullah Artuev

#photography #caucasus #chechen #caucasian #abdullah artuev

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#war #guns #gun #ak-47 #ak47 #Russian #helicopter #90's #90s #film #Chechen #russia #assault #rifle #Kalashnikova #Kalashnikov #soviet army #aircraft #aviation

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#caucasian #chechnya #dreamtale #drawing #ibispaint #undertale #cross sans #chechen #fanart #crossover #x tale #underverse #AU #alternative universe

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#babe #folk #chechen #chechnya

[taiwantalk]

#kadyrov #Chechen #when this happens Israel is fighting russia #putin is trying to turn israel into a syrian conflict #taiwantalk

[chechnyadreaming]

#chechen #chechen war #chechen wars #chechnya #grozny #groznyy #чеченские войны #грозный #чеченская война #Чечня

[thenuclearmallard]

Organization Sign-On Letter: Stop Perpetuating Racist Rhetoric Against Ethnic Minorities and Indigenous Peoples in Russia  

In a recent interview, Pope Francis mentioned Chechens and Buryats as “cruelest” perpetrators of the war in Ukraine. “When I speak about Ukraine, I speak about the cruelty because I have much information about the cruelty of the troops that come in. Generally, the cruelest are perhaps those who are of Russia but are not of the Russian tradition, such as the Chechens, the Buryati and so on,” the Pope shared in an interview with America The Jesuit Review magazine published on November 28, 2022. CNN reported on the Pope’s remarks on November 29, but mainstream media in Europe and the U.S. has previously amplified this misinformation, which is steeped in racism. On August 9, 2022, coincidentally International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, journalist and author of “Killer in the Kremlin” John Sweeney in an interview with CNN stated, “On the outskirts of Bucha…the Russian soldiers we saw weren’t ethic Russians, they were Buryats, Mongols…” implying Buryats and Mongols were solely responsible for the atrocities. 

Enough is enough!

We denounce this racist and hateful rhetoric and call the world’s attention to the fact that these narratives are created and promoted by the Russian State, which is now attacking Ukrainian independence. Minorities and Indigenous Peoples in Russia face stereotypes, discrimination, and marginalization, and Russian propaganda has deliberately used them as faces of the war in order to distance violence and injustice from the Russian political regime. The Pope’s repetition of Russian propaganda is an ill-informed and dangerous accusation that perpetuates harmful, racist and colonial myths that stem from Russia’s long and violent imperial  history. These accusations by the Pope are forms of double colonialism, genocide, and a horrific history set to repeat.   

The Russian Federation is home to millions of people of diverse ethnicities, including Indigenous populations spread across roughly two-thirds of Russian territory and representing 2% of that region’s population. There are 47 Peoples recognized as Indigenous under Russian law and defined as “Indigenous small-numbered Peoples of the Russian Federation.” Within the Federation, to be recognized as “Indigenous”, a group must fit distinct qualities, including numbering under 50,000 individuals, practicing traditional customs, inhabiting a remote area, and maintaining a distinct ethnic identity. This State-imposed definition prevents approximately 140 Indigenous Peoples, including for example, Buryats, Altaians, Sakha, and Peoples of southwestern Russia, from claiming Indigenous rights through official recognition by Russia. 

Many see Putin’s recent forced mobilization of soldiers for the war against Ukraine as an “ethnic cleansing of Indigenous Peoples” as it has disproportionately affected ethnic and Indigenous people in Russia. 

This summer, Pope Francis made an apology to Indigenous Peoples in Canada for the Church’s role in the genocidal atrocities that took place at boarding schools and apologized for the “colonizing mentality” of the times. But his latest interview with America shows that colonial mentality is yet to be overcome. As the head of the Catholic Church, the Pope needs to acknowledge the Church’s role in past atrocities around the world and actively work to stop the perpetuation of racist, colonial narratives. 

 We, representatives of Indigenous Peoples, other nations, and civil society:  

Demand the Pope apologize to Chechens and Buryats for perpetuating colonial stereotypes. Whole Peoples should not be vilified and blamed for the actions of the Russian State. 

Strongly encourage that Pope Francis meets with Indigenous Peoples from Russia to start a discussion about overcoming the stereotypes of our common colonial history. 

Also demand that mainstream media, like CNN,  recognize their role in sustaining these stereotypes and call them out outright. 

Signed

#indigenous #culture #indigenous russia #indigenous russian #russia #important #fypシ #colonization #fypage #landback #Bucha #indigenous people #indigenous rights #buryatia #buryats #chechen #chechnya #russia's racism #racism #Pope #harmful #russia ukraine war #ukraine war #ukraine russia war #russia ukraine crisis #racist

[iurisme]

chechens 🏔💚

#chechen #chechnya #north caucasus #north caucasian #caucasian #noxchi #vainakh #20th century #photography #culture #mountians

[bobemajses]

Former Jewish quarter of Grozny, Chechnya, where most of the republic’s Ashkenazi and Mountain Jews lived until the fall of the Soviet Union. In the 19th century, they numbered 11% of the total population.

"When you enter Grozny, you pass a bridge: on the bridge stands a group of Jews who have moved to Grozny from the mountains; despite the fact that the they left Palestine from time immemorial, they retain the typical features of their compatriots living on Slavic lands; a darkish yellow face and sad black eyes. Having lived for many centuries in the mountains of the Caucasus, many of them are excellent and fearless horsemen."

- Kharuzin, N. N. The North Caucasus. Travel essays

#jewish #grozny #chechnya #chechen #mountain jews #caucasus