#grozny

[justacynicalromantic]

"The stealing of Ukrainian children by Russians and their russification reminds me of how Russian nobility "established guardianship" over kids during Wars in Caucasus (18-20th centuries), after they had murdered all their relatives in their homes and on their land, taking the kids away, stripping them of their language and culture.

There's a lingering feeling that this is all - one long, long colonial war with no end in sight. A war that will be our doom. For the enemy is just too strong, the forces are too unequal. But now there is also hope. A hope for freedom. The name of this hope is Ukraine."

- writes a Chechen woman.

— Grozny, the capital of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, after Russian "liberation" in 2000.

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#ukraine #war #russian invasion of ukraine #war crimes #chechnya #ichkeria #grozny

[alexxx-malev]

Russia. Grozny. Grozny-City Towers Грозный. Грозный-сити

#2016 #autumn #chechen republic #chechnya #city #grozny #grozny-city towers #november #russia #город #грозный #грозный-сити #ноябрь #осень #россия #чеченская республика #чечня #flickr #russian tumblr #русский tumblr

[esmaelnourukbayev]

Родина – это Родина, если есть кто-то, кто за нее умирает.

#chechnya #grozny #kavkaz #İchkeria #turkiye #glory

[dityaadama]

Но так уж вышло, что чувства оказались сильнее разума и я ими связан

#русский тамблер #русский блог #aesthetic #coffee #books #aesthetics #русский tumblr #grozny

[sophiemariepl]

Okay, as much as I understand the anger of people who are victims of Western media bias against POC, as an Eastern European I feel that we have to explain one thing about the “white people’s war” rhetoric towards the Russian invasion on Ukraine.

This rhetoric still perpetuates the Western ignorance of Russian imperialism & colonialism. It still perpetuates the idea of Russian imperial innocence - which is deadly. Russia is not and never was innocent, period. The first time the name “Russia” (Rossiya) appears in history is when the Grand Duchy of Moscow decides that it is the Third Rome, steals Byzantine symbolism and rhetoric and decides to play new Romans in Eastern Europe, Siberia, the Caucasus and Central Asia. When Westerners see the war in Ukraine, both the left and right sides of the political spectrum see only white Ukrainians, because it is convenient to them. When Eastern Europeans and other post-Soviet people (apart from Russians) see the war in Ukraine, we get flashbacks from Syria and Chechnya. Mariupol literally was given the same treatment as Aleppo and Grozny. C’mon, just Google the Chechen wars and read stories of victims of Russian colonial violence. Read the stories of people who experienced violence in Russian prisons of war. And we fear that might be next.

This rhetoric perpetuates the idea that the Russian invasion of Ukraine hurts only Europeans, in particular, white Europeans, which is simply not true. This war deepens the global food crisis. This war already hurts countries in Africa and South Asia. Those countries cannot afford for the food prices to go up once again, especially after the crisis caused by the pandemic, period. (Unless you wish for more people in Africa and South Asia to experience hunger… but then stop calling yourself an anti-racist).

This rhetoric also perpetuates the idea that all Europeans = white, Western, privileged Europeans and erases the Eastern European experience. And we have experienced too much of white Western b*llshit, believe us.

#russian colonialism #russian imperialism #russian propaganda #russian invasion on ukraine #ukraine #russia #tankies #not a white people’s war #siberia #caucasus moutains #politics #syria #aleppo #grozny #chechnya #war in chechnya #chechen wars

[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

[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

[konflict23]

#grozny #first chechen war

[aif0s-w]

#russia is a terrorist state #kharkiv #ukraine #war #aleppo #grozny #warsaw

[justacynicalromantic]

Do you know what Groznyi, Aleppo, Mariupol, and plenty of other towns and villages have in common? russian impunity. It is the strongest force which drives russian terrorism fwd. Even kremlin appeasers realize that, they just hope that the next target will be not their town.

#russia #russia is a terrorist state #ukraine #chechnya #syria #mariupol #grozny #aleppo

[alexxx-malev]

Russia. Grozny Грозный

#2016 #autumn #chechen republic #chechnya #city #grozny #november #russia #город #грозный #ноябрь #осень #россия #чеченская республика #чечня #flickr #russian tumblr #русский tumblr

[esmaelnourukbayev]

Когда волки спускаются на равнину, шакалы закрываются в своих берлогах.

#tumblr #chechnya #islam #чеченийа #grozny #caharqala #muslim

[dityaadama]

краски зимы

#русский тамблер #русский блог #aesthetic #coffee #books #отрывки #aesthetics #grozny

[sophiemariepl]

Nothing annoys me more recently than people using pictures from the Chechen Wars and calling it some kind of “warcore” aesthetics.

Like, this is internet aesthetics taken way too far. The Chechen Wars were one of the most brutal conflicts of the late 20th and early 21st century so far, and they basically led to a genocide of the Chechen people and burial of their hopes for independent Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, and people treat it like some kind of entertainment.

(Of course, using pictures, stories etc. from other wars for such purposes is equally wrong. I’m just mentioning the Chechen Wars here, because it seems like many people, especially ignorant Westerners, are using mostly pictures from this particular conflict for their “aesthetics”.)

#russian colonialism #russian imperialism #russia #freedom to chechnya #freedom to ichkeria #chechen wars #grozny #dzhokhar dudayev #fck warcore aesthetics #if you don’t believe me just check the ‘warcore’ hashtag and you’ll see

[chechnyadreaming]

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