The Russians and the Chechen's have been in conflict for many years and as time
passes the problem seems to get worse with the prevalence of horrific terrorist attacks.
What could cause the continuity of such attacks? Putin has come up with his own
solution to the problem, but for the past years he has been relying on the same solution
and still there hasn't been a bright side to it. Is his idea of applying force against the
Chechens the reason for all this? In this essay I will explain Putin's method of solving
Russia's terrorist problem and how his solutions to the problem will only cause more
danger in the future. With this I will also add some issues concerning the terrorist
activities and better solutions to the problem.
War between the Russians and the Chechens never seem to stop. It has continued
with acts of horrific nature. In the article "Putin and the Chechen's" of the International
Herald Tribune it explains how the roots of the Chechen's grievances are buried deep in
history. It continues explaining how Chechen hostility in Russia goes back centuries to
the days of czarist conquest and subjugation. It all began when Stalin deported the entire
Chechen population from Chechnya and those that refused to leave were executed by his
forces (4). These horrible acts lead to the Chechen's retaliating with horrific acts to this
day. They don't want to give up to their cause, which is independence. The year Stalin
deported them is a year to remember for all Chechen's. They look at that day and fight
for all the damage and harm Russia has perpetuated on them. They have this strong sense
of fighting fervor that they are willing to do anything that will hurt or harm the Russian
population, which was shown in Beslan where a group of terrorists held over 1100 people
in the gym for 52 hours before blowing in up. They seem ...