Chechnya’s Bloody Legacy (2000) - “Russian Peace“

Blood and Belonging (2000): In a refugee camp in Ingushetia a Chechen boy aged 13 is holding a Kalashnikov. The children learning how to fire guns may soon grow up to use them against the Russians. Subscribe to Journeyman here: In camps such as this one, new stories of atrocities are being passed on to a generation that has known nothing but war. They are the true victims in a conflict which has driven hundreds of thousands of Chechens into exile. Chechnya won de facto independence from Russia in 1996 after a war that claimed over 80,000 lives. But the warlords refused to serve a central government and the republic soon descended into lawless chaos. A year ago, following a series of apartment bombings in Moscow, Russia invaded Chechnya in what it called a campaign against terrorism. For more information, visit Like us on Facebook: