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Grozny or Groznyy , city (2006 est. pop. 230,000), capital of Chechnya , SE European Russia, in the northern foothills of the Greater Caucasus. One of Russia's oldest oil-producing areas (production began in 1893), Grozny was a major strategic goal of invading German armies in World War II. Soviet troops halted the German advance just short of the city. Fighting between the Russian army and Chechen separatists devastated the city in the mid-1990s and again in 1999, and the resulting bloodshed, destruction, and lawlessness led roughly three quarters of the residents to flee. By 2006, ho... Read more

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IVAN GROZNY (Ivan the Terrible) USSR, 1944 (Part I: Ivan Grozny) and 1958 (Part II: Boyarskii Zagovor — The Boyars' Plot) Director: Sergei Eisenstein Production: Part I — Alma-Ata Studio, Part II — Mosfilm Studio; Part I —... Read more

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	CHECHENS ARE TOLD TO FLEE GROZNY RUSSIANS GIVE CITY FIVE-DAY DEADLINE BEFORE THE START OF INTENSE BOMBING ; MOSCOW - Get out of Grozny or die. That was the ultimatum Russian...Chechnya. The Russians said anyone in Grozny had five days to leave or become targets...months cowering, hungry and cold, in Grozny's cellars and bomb shelters. Any relief... Read more
	Rebels Flee Grozny As Russians Push In; Troops Poised to Overrun Devastated Chechen Capital ; Large numbers of Chechen rebels fled Grozny today, suffering heavy casualties...all the Chechen fighters had left Grozny, there was agreement that many had...its defense. A Russian capture of Grozny would mark a turning point in the... Read more
	FIGHTING INTENSIFIES IN GROZNY RUSSIAN COMMANDER SAYS TROOPS ARE ON EVE OF THE `DECISIVE STORM'.(News) ; ...battled their way toward the center of Grozny yesterday as the struggle for control...bombardment, Russian troops began moving through Grozny's streets at dawn. It was the most intense...had not set a deadline for recapturing Grozny, but some officers talked of taking back... Read more
	Russia ready for last push into Grozny, rebels claim ; ...begun storming the Chechen capital of Grozny, the rebel internet web site Kavkaz.org...full-scale fighting was not under way in Grozny and said that so far fighting was confined...checkpoint in Ken-Yurt, just north of Grozny, said that the city was being shelled... Read more
	CHECHNYA: Rebels evacuate Grozny as Russians take control Tactical withdrawal by guerrilla forces leaves Moscow celebrating a hollow victory after a bloody two-month siege of the capital heir leaders injured or dead, separatist forces head for the hills after Moscow's bloody two-month siege draws to an end ; ...announced yesterday they had evacuated Grozny after two months of some of the heaviest...The end of the siege, which started when Grozny was encircled at the beginning of December...mostly Islamic extremists, are still in Grozny and sporadic fighting is going on. A statement... Read more
	Russia backs off on Grozny threat; warns civilians to leave ; Russia backs off on Grozny threat; warns civilians to leave zB1 By Daniel...officials saying no bombs had been dropped on Grozny but continuing to warn civilians to flee. The military had given Grozny residents an ultimatum to leave the city by... Read more
	Russian forces attack Grozny ; GROZNY, Russia - Russian forces launched a major operation Saturday to capture Grozny, trying to push deeper into the Chechen capital as tanks...frontal assault by massed infantry and tanks to capture Grozny in a single strike. The Russian plan apparently calls for... Read more
	Bodies of Russian soldiers litter Grozny square; attacks continue ; Bodies of Russian soldiers litter Grozny square; attacks continue zB1 By Ruslan Musayev THE ASSOCIATED PRESS GROZNY, Russia -- Grim evidence of Russia's...many mangled and burned, strewn in a Grozny square near shattered tanks and charred... Read more
	More than 100 dead in central Grozny explosion ; More than 100 dead in central Grozny explosion zB1 By Ruslan Musayev THE ASSOCIATED PRESS GROZNY, Russia -- Massive explosions rocked the heart of Grozny Thursday after salvos of rockets slammed into an open-air market and other parts of the city... Read more
	Russian Units Blast Way Into Grozny; Fierce Battle Underway For Chechen Capital ; ...infantry broke into central districts of Grozny today, battling separatist guerrillas...a major intersection in south- central Grozny, and a bridge over the Sunzha River, which...have been predicting a "final assault" on Grozny for several days, to drive rebels from... Read more

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	RUSSIA: CIVILIANS LEAVING GROZNY.
	RUSSIA: GROZNY APPEALS FOR INTERNATIONAL AID.
	RUSSIA: INTERIM CHECHEN ADMINISTRATION'S MOVE TO GROZNY ON HOLD.(Brief Article)

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