The Chechen Republic also known as Chechnya is located in sothern Russia. It is surronded by Russia and Georgia. It's capital is the city of Gronzy. Today Chechnya is an independent nation. However Russia has interfered in the past trying to inforce authority. Chechnya is rich in oil and has been devastated by years of war.
A map of Chechyna and its surrounding area.
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A map of Chechyna and its surrounding area.
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The Chechen Republic gained its independence on September 6, 1991. It gained its independence after the fall of the Soviet Union. However Russia did not view Chechyna as an independent nation. Russia launched a series of wars known as the First and Second Chechen Wars in order to regain Chechnya and other independent states that proclaimed its independence from the Soviet Union.
Russian tanks moblize as they move towards Gronzy.
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