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Grozny
Grozny or Groznyy , city (2006 est. pop. 230,000), capital of Chechnya , SE European Russia, in the northern foothills of the Greater Caucasus. It is the center of Chechnya's oil fields, linked by pipelines to Makhachkala on the Caspian Sea, to Tuapse on the Black Sea, and to Horlivka in... Read more |
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Chechnya
Chechnya or Chechen Republic , republic (1990 est. pop. 1,300,000, with neighboring Ingushetia), c.6,100 sq mi (15,800 sq km), SE European Russia, in the N Caucasus. Grozny is the capital. Prior to 1992 Chechnya and Ingushetia comprised the Checheno-Ingush Republic. The mountainous region... Read more |
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Oprichnina
OPRICHNINA Tsar Ivan IV's personal domain between 1565 and 1572, and by extension the domestic policy of that period. The term oprichnina (from oprich, "separate") denoted a part of something, usually specific landholdings of a prince or a prince's widow. Ivan IV (the Terrible, or Grozny)... Read more |
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GallipoliDardanelles campaign
Gallipoli/Dardanelles campaign, 1915–16. In February and March 1915, following a call for help from their Russian ally, the British and French navies mounted an attack against the Turkish defences on the Gallipoli peninsula. They hoped to break through the Dardanelles and capture the Turkish... Read more |
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Kliment Yefremovich Voroshilov
Kliment Yefremovich Voroshilov , 1881-1969, Soviet military leader and public official. A Bolshevik from 1903, he was an active revolutionary prior to the Russian Revolution of 1917 and an outstanding Red Army commander in the civil war (1918-20) that followed it. As commissar for military and naval... Read more |
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Baron Piotr Nikolayevich Wrangel
Baron Piotr Nikolayevich Wrangel , 1878-1928, Russian general. After serving in the Russo-Japanese War (1904-5) and in World War I, he joined (late 1917) the anti-Bolshevik armies in S Russia. After the rout in early 1920 of the Denikin forces, Wrangel succeeded Denikin in command and soon whipped... Read more |
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Treaty of Nerchinsk
NERCHINSK, TREATY OF The Treaty of Nerchinsk was a Sino-Russian peace treaty negotiated and signed at the Siberian border point of Nerchinsk in August and September 1689. Armed conflict in the Far East of Russia rose out of the advance of Russian colonists to Dahuria during the middle of the... Read more |
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Battle of Inkerman
Inkerman, battle of, 1854. In November 1854 an Anglo-French force was besieging Sebastopol in the Crimea. On 5 November a Russian army under Menshikov attacked at Inkerman, hoping to drive from the field forces supporting the besiegers. Despite having superior numbers, perhaps 50,000 to 15,000... Read more |
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Grozny Nearly in Russian Forces' Grasp; Chechen Rebels Head South After...
...of Chechnya, was close to falling into...forest hide-outs. Russian military officials...30 miles west of Grozny and near Chechnya...capital will cap the Russian ground offensive...from Moscow. The Russians have apparently failed to kill off ... |
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Russian forces shell Grozny as armoured column closes in
RUSSIAN forces laid down a heavy...Chechen capital, Grozny, yesterday and...1 p.m. The Russians earlier shelled...Correspondents saw a Russian armoured column...moving towards Grozny from the direction...in parts of ... |
 "The Independent (London, England)")
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CHECHNYA: Rebels evacuate Grozny as Russians take control Tactical withdrawal...
...February, the armed forces of the Chechen republic...crucial change in Grozny has taken place...claim the capture of Grozny because they do...main rebel battle force has apparently escaped...Dudayev, the mayor of Grozny. The main ... |
 "The Birmingham Post (England)")
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Russian forces just days from control in Grozny.(News)
Russian troops yesterday...through into central Grozny after weeks of...army said that its forces would control the...months to take Grozny only to be beaten...fighting in central Grozny. Russian troops...times that it was ... |
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Russian forces spreading war from Grozny to Chechen mountain villages....
...the planes came closer. For nearly two...miles southwest of Grozny, Chechnya's...southern quarter of Grozny, Russian forces are also taking...villages ringing Grozny's southern outskirts...Chechens fought ... |
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Rebels inflict heavy losses as Russian forces close on Grozny
...first sign that Russian forces are abandoning their...low by avoiding close contact fighting...also explain why Russian Interior Ministry...the head by the Russians. She said yesterday...Alkhan-Yurt. Russian troops have now ... |
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Grozny will soon be at the mercy of Russian forces
...the heights around Grozny," said General...commander of Russian forces in the north Caucasus...be 12 miles from Grozny, which the Chechens...Chechens. An attack on Grozny would draw Russian...peaceful villages, but ... |
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RUSSIAN FORCES KILL SCORES AS THEY CLOSE IN ON GROZNY BY AIR AND LAND.(Wire)
Russian jets screamed over the...scores of people as ground forces fought to approach the...the heaviest against Grozny since Russia launched...plumes of smoke rose over Grozny as pairs of Russian jets...rebel positions. Air ... |
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Russian forces using tanks, heavy artillery to move toward center of Grozny....
...minute. ``The Russians are using new methods...battle. It's just Russian tanks and artillery...face us.'' The Russians are still stinging...separating the Russian tanks from their...his headquarters closer to the city center...street ... |
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FIGHTING INTENSIFIES IN GROZNY RUSSIAN COMMANDER SAYS TROOPS ARE ON EVE OF...
...supply their forces and to communicate...forces. The Russian troops made...reached areas close to the city...reduced, as Russian officers...that the Russian military can subdue Grozny in a matter...war. The ... |
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