Last
updated: 25
August 2004
Chechen
Language
Family: Nakh branch of theNakh-Daghestanian, or Northeast Caucasian,
language family
Location: Chechen Republic, Russian Federation
Related Languages: Ingush
RAPID
REFERENCE
Chechen
Republic Online
"Chechen Republic Online website provides general public with the articles,
current news and social life in Chechnya. Chechen Republic Online website is
developed by the team of people, devoted to Chechnya. Originally it was monitored
by the Government of the Chechen Republic, but not any longer." Links to:
News, Language, War, Maps, People - to include political and historic leaders,
Art, etc.
Yahoo
Regional Country Sites - Chechnya
Links to sites for Cities, Arts and Humanities, Business and Economy, Computers
and Internet, Country Guides, Education, Government, News and Media, Social
Science, Society and Culture, etc.
Political
Resources on the Net - Chechnya
Collection of government and news links some of which are listed separately
below.
Chechnya
Free.ru
This is an .ru site so despite the title the view point is not Chechen.
The
Chechen Language - Noxchiin Mott
Welcome to the website of the UC Berkeley Chechen Language project directed
by Professor Johanna Nichols with Ronald Sprouse as technical director.
The project is supported by the National Science Foundation and began in
1999-2000 with a field methods course on Chechen." This site is still
under construction but it already has some very useful materials.
Chechen
Grammar
Written in English by Johanna Nichols, this is a photocopy of the original
hardcopy book.
Chechen
Grammar
Written in Russian this is a photocopy covering the basics of the grammar.
Chechen-English
English-Chechen Dictionary
By Nicholas Awde, this is a photocopy of the orgininal hardcopy book.
V.
Area Studies/Culture Sites
NOTE: The Chechen Republic is not listed separately in many Country Study
sites because it is a part of the Russian Federation.
InfoPlease.com
- Chechnya
Includes links to: 2003 TIME AlmanacCompletely revised and updated for
2003 and Internet Encyclopedia.
Chechnya
- A Brief History
Produced by Guardian in the U.K., this offers a general overview of Chechnya
and its struggles with Russia.
Amnesty
International - Russia
Amnesty Internation is a champion defender of human rights worldwide. Familiarity
with a given country's human rights issues can provide a unique insight
into many other aspects of its culture and politics. Although AI does not
separate Chechnya from Russia, a quick glace at the index of articles provides
lots of information focusing on Chechen human rights issues.
Dangerous
Places - Chechnya
This is an unusual website: "The authors and publishers assume no
liability nor do they encourage you to do, see, visit or try any of the
activities or actions discussed in this site." Nonetheless, there
is some very good information here, including Chechnya
- The Players, solid biographies of Chechen leaders and rebels.
WorldNews.com
- Chechnya News
In English with audio reports in Russian and Chechen. This is a very extensive
site focusing not only on Chechnya but also on Muslim-Russia relations.
Yahoo
Chechen News Group
"This list is the continuation of the old Chechnya list, which had been
running on another server from 1995-99. It is devoted to the current situation
in Chechnya, particularly sharing the news about recent developments. It is also
focused on the human rights of the victims of invasion, as well as humanitarian
aid issues. The list is moderated."
News
from Chechnya
News from Chechnya stopped publishing its reports in English from Grozny
in May 2002; the articles offered at this website are archival.
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