The humiliation of Russia by separatist rebels in the Chechen War marked a key moment in Russian history. This is an eyewitness account of the war, a portrait of the Chechen people, and an explanation of the Russian defeat and the present weakness of the Russian state and nation.
Presents a portrait of the history and culture of the Baltic states from their ancient origins to their contemporary status. The book explores the personality of the Baltic people, their religious and racial differences, their relations with Russia and the West and their prospects for the future.
Almost fifteen years after the end of the Cold War, the process of creating a ""Europe whole and free"" is incomplete and likely to be so for the foreseeable future.
The conflict in Chechnya, going through its low- and high-intensity phases, has been doggedly accompanying Russia's development. In the last decade, the Chechen war was widely covered, both in Russia and in the West.
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