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Maja Soomägi reviews "No Nation Without Culture," a short documentary commenting on personality cults and imperialism in Chechnya

Harold Chambers tells the tale of how Dagestan's most famous sportsman became ensnared in regional politics just after announcing his retirement.

Chechnya regularly sparks discussion in the media, from the rise of controversial leader Ramzan Kadyrov, through enforcement of the Islamic dress code on Chechen women, to the Chechen death [...]

When asked if he would consider going into politics, Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp was unequivocal: “I will never. I have too much common sense”. But at a time when football coaches’ views on [...]

– On November 4th, the former leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev gave an interview to the BBC in which he said that nuclear weapons must be destroyed to “save the planet and [...]

– Several infrastructure projects are in realisation to connect Dagestan with the broader region. On the 1st of October, the Head of the Republic mentioned ata meeting of the Valdai Club [...]

On 29 March 2019, Grozny hosted the last panels of the “Islam – Message of Mercy and Peace” conference, organised by the World Muslim League. The event brought in delegations and representatives [...]