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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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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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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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Battle of Alma
Alma, battle of, 1854. On 20 September, a week after disembarking in the Crimea, British, French, and Turkish troops under Raglan and St Arnaud launched an attack on Menshikov's forces blocking their advance on Sebastopol at the Alma river. After heavy fighting at bayonet point, the Russians were... Read more |
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Battle of Saragossa
Saragossa, battle of, 1710. A mixed force of Austrians, Dutch, British, and Portuguese, under the Archduke Charles, attacked on 19 August 1710 the Spaniards defending Saragossa. Stanhope commanded the British troops on the left. After a decisive victory, they went on to occupy Saragossa and... Read more |
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Russian Troops Advance on Presidential Palace in Grozny
...morning. Russian troops in Grozny today shelled the...of Chechnya. The Russian government forces...presidential palace in Grozny, the Chechen capital. Earlier, the Russians launched another...the infantry's ... |
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Russian rockets bombard defences as troops advance towards Grozny
...bombardment yesterday as Russian troops advanced steadily towards the capital Grozny. Russian multi rocket launchers...the front line. "The Russians are avoiding close...will try to push on to Grozny." Close by, ... |
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Russian tanks pound Grozny as rebels halt troops' advance
RUSSIAN forces stepped up their attempts to take Grozny yesterday, with...difficult task. "The advance of the Russian troops is very difficult...months of bombing Grozny, a major ground...eastern edges of ... |
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Rebels stall Russian advances in Grozny
GROZNY, Russia Chechen snipers pinned down Russian troops trying to advance in the shattered streets...Ministry said.Officers in Grozny said Malofeyev had disappeared...progress toward taking Grozny. Lt. Gen. Stanislav... |
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RUSSIAN ASSAULT WIDENS IN ADVANCE ON GROZNY
...between rebels and Russian troops was reported...the capital of Grozny, said they saw...the road. In Grozny, two people...called on the Russians to withdraw and...southeast of Moscow. Russian troops, ... |
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CHECHEN REBELS REPEL RUSSIAN ADVANCE INTO CENTRAL GROZNY.(News)
...Caucasus, as many as 100 Russian soldiers were reported...Chechnya's capital Grozny last night as separatist...by federal tanks and troops into the city. Reports from Grozny said rebel fighters...to move into central Grozny since federal ... |
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RUSSIANS CLAIM ADVANCE INTO CENTRAL GROZNY
...Russia -- Russian troops claimed today to have...through into central Grozny after weeks of ferocious...fighting for months to take Grozny only to be beaten off...fighting in central Grozny. Russian troops ... |
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Russians Bomb Grozny // Talks Off Between Yeltsin, Rebel Leader
...major attempts to advance closer. The Itar...reported that Russian troops were moving toward...from separatist troops. The report could...Yeltsin, who sent troops into Grozny Dec...Gaidar called for Russians ... |
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RUSSIAN FORCES ADVANCE AS REBELS FLEE FROM GROZNY.(News)
...ruined buildings. The troops appeared to be making...fiercely resisting the Russian advance in Grozny. Hundreds reportedly...proclaimed ``Death to Russians'' and ``Grozny Is Invincible.'' But the morale among ... |
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Snipers hold Russians at bay in centre of Grozny.(News)
...The Russian advance on Grozny has concentrated...and bombed by Russian artillery and...inclement weather, Russian warplanes and...command said. The Russians' progress in Grozny has been fitful...losses on ... |