Anniversary of Stalinist Deportations Shines Renewed Spotlight on Unresolved Chechen-Dagestani Territorial Dispute
Anniversary of Stalinist Deportations Shines Renewed Spotlight on Unresolved Chechen-Dagestani Territorial Dispute Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 18 Issue: 37 Participants commemorating deportations in the Novolaksky region of Dagestan (Source: Kavkaz Uzel) An estimated 10,000 people gathered in the Novolaksky district of Dagestan, on February 23, to commemorate the anniversary of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin’s deportation of the Chechens in 1944. The deputy speaker of the Chechen parliament, Shaid Zhamaldaev, attended the event, but no high-ranking Dagestani officials were pre...
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