The National Interest

How Russia’s Humiliation In The Battle Of Grozny Led To Vladimir Putin’s Rise

Here’s What You Need To Remember: The resulting sense of national humiliation and weakness, and the manifest corruption and incompetence of the Yeltsin administration discredited democratization in ...
The National Interest

Remember Grozny: How Russia Bombed a City into Submission

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Russian troops finally took Grozny on the heels of around 25,000-35,000 civilian casualties, but a small group of Chechen fighters infiltrated and recaptured portions ...