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What to read to understand Chechnya
The Economist· 2 days agoFOR A SMALL territory of 1.5m people, Chechnya has played a big role in shaping modern Russia. The Chechen Wars of the 1990s and early 2000s were the...
Chechnya Bans Music That Isn't Between 80 and 116 Beats Per Minute
Smithsonian Magazine· 2 days agoThe Russian republic of Chechnya has announced a ban on music that’s either too fast or too slow. As...
Russia's hunted A-50 command planes are its eyes over Ukraine. Here's how it compares to the Boeing...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThey have since served over the skies of Chechnya during both Chechen wars, helped coordinate...
Editorial: Chechnya music decision reminder of US freedoms
The Yuma Sun· 3 days agoAccording to CNN, officials in the Russian Republic of Chechnya have issued a ban on music that they consider too fast or too slow. In Chechnya, residents ...
Diane Francis: The dying days of the Russian Federation?
Financial Post via Yahoo Finance· 2 days ago“I’m pretty sure that within the next five years, Russia will end up smaller,” said Kasparov, who...
Brickbat: At a Medium Pace
Reason.com via AOL· 3 days agoThe Chechen government has banned all music it deems too fast. Or too slow. Minister of Culture Musa Dadayev said that from now on, all music in Chechnya...
June 1st will be the best night of combat sport in 2024
GiveMeSport· 11 hours agoJune 1st can’t come soon enough for combat sports fans. On this date, there will be a wide variety...
Russia and the Taliban: here’s why Putin wants to get closer to Afghanistan’s current rulers
The Conversation· 18 hours agoRussia is currently considering taking the Taliban off its list of terrorist organisations, officials have indicated. While no final decision has yet been taken, one sign of their increasingly ...
Inside Asia’s Toughest Drug Cartel — And the CIA Plot to Disrupt It
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 5 days agoInvestigative journalist Patrick Winn spent years pursuing Asia’s most notorious narcotics...
‘Double-tap’ attack. Understanding one of Russia’s cruelest tactics in Ukraine
Kyiv Independent via Yahoo News· 2 days agoHitting a building, waiting for first responders and the media to arrive, and hitting the same place...
