Чугунный Скороход — Шамиль Басаев (Freedom for My People!)

From “Остатки разума“ CD, 1997. Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Студия “Союз“ Copyright © – Студия “Союз“ Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Electric Records Copyright © – Electric Records Чугунный-Скороход-Остатки-Разума Shamil Salmanovich Basayev (Chechen: Салман ВоӀ Шамиль, Russian: Шамиль Салманович Басаев; 14 January 1965 – 10 July 2006) also known by his kunya (Arabic) “Abu Idris“, was a senior leader of the Chechen independence movement and terrorist. Starting as a field commander in the Transcaucasus, Basayev led guerrilla campaigns against Russian forces for years, as well as launching mass-hostage takings of civilians, with his goal being the withdrawal of Russian soldiers from Chechnya. Beginning in 2003, Basayev used the nom de guerre and title of “Emir Abdallah Shamil Abu-Idris“. In 1997–1998 he also served as vice-Prime minister of Chechnya in Aslan Maskhadov’s government. As Basayev’s ruthless reputation gained notoriety, he became well revered among his peers and eventually became the highest ranking Chechen military commander and was considered the undisputed leader of the Chechen insurgency as well as being the overall senior leader of all other Chechen rebel factions. This position was assumed by Akhmed Yevloyev in July 2007, one year after the liquidation of Basayev.