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-Anyone wishing to understand the roots of the current nightmare in Chechnya should read this book. Souleimanov presents a highly readable and informative account of the history of the Chechens and their tragic interactions with Russia which are essential to understanding the origins and nature of the current conflict. Although Moscow claims that the war is all but over, Souleimanov shows that the roots of this war run deep and that violence in Chechnya will not be over anytime soon. Indeed, this is only one more round in what appears to be an endless struggle.- (Prof. Stephen Blank, Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College)&ltBR> -...very, very good book: The author is a true analyst, and a brave one at that.- (Perspective, Boston University)&ltBR> -To conclude, Souleimanov's book is a very succinct and up to date account of Chechnya's turbulent relationship with Russia. Despite covering a lot of the same ground as previous works, it offers an incisive, interesting and broad account for anyone not familiar with this subject.- (Aglaya Snetkov, Europe-Asia Studies)

Anyone wishing to understand the roots of the current nightmare in Chechnya should read this book. Souleimanov presents a highly readable and informative account of the history of the Chechens and their tragic interactions with Russia which are essential to understanding the origins and nature of the current conflict. Although Moscow claims that the war is all but over, Souleimanov shows that the roots of this war run deep and that violence in Chechnya will not be over anytime soon. Indeed, this is only one more round in what appears to be an endless struggle. (Prof. Stephen Blank, Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College) ...very, very good book: The author is a true analyst, and a brave one at that. (Perspective, Boston University) To conclude, Souleimanov's book is a very succinct and up to date account of Chechnya's turbulent relationship with Russia. Despite covering a lot of the same ground as previous works, it offers an incisive, interesting and broad account for anyone not familiar with this subject. (Aglaya Snetkov, Europe-Asia Studies) «Anyone wishing to understand the roots of the current nightmare in Chechnya should read this book. Souleimanov presents a highly readable and informative account of the history of the Chechens and their tragic interactions with Russia which are essential to understanding the origins and nature of the current conflict. Although Moscow claims that the war is all but over, Souleimanov shows that the roots of this war run deep and that violence in Chechnya will not be over anytime soon. Indeed, this is only one more round in what appears to be an endless struggle.» (Prof. Stephen Blank, Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College) «...very, very good book: The author is a true analyst, and a brave one at that.» (Perspective, Boston University) «To conclude, Souleimanov's book is a very succinct and up to date account of Chechnya's turbulent relationship with Russia. Despite covering a lot of the same ground as previous works, it offers an incisive, interesting and broad account for anyone not familiar with this subject.» (Aglaya Snetkov, Europe-Asia Studies)

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The Author: Emil Souleimanov is assistant professor at Charles University in Prague, Institute of Political Studies and at the University of Public Administration and International Relations (Czech Republic). He holds his M.A. and Ph.D. in International Relations from Charles University and LL.M. from the St. Petersburg State Polytechnical University. He has published widely on the issues of security and nation as well as state-building with regional emphasis on Russia and the Caucasus. He has also provided numerous analyses to the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Defense, and the NATO.

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