Chechnya
Chechnya, Russia With A population of 1,268,989 (2010-census).there was a time when Chechnya was beautiful just before the first Chechen war stared back in 1994. This said land is 15,300 kilometers (9,500M), also on this land are three beautiful rivers: Terek, Sunzha,and Argun. Chechnya also has Five cities/towns with 20,000 citizens maximum: Grozny (capital), Shali, Martan,Gudermes,and Argun. The citizens of Chechnya consider themselves Chechens; Chechens are an ethnic minority living in Russia's North Caucasus region for the past Two-Hundred years. Chechens are under restrictive Russian rule; During World War II, soviet leader Joseph Stalin accused the Chechens of cooperating with Nazis and forcibly deported the entire population to Kazakhstan and Siberia.Tens of thousands of Chechens died, and the survivors were allowed to return home only after Stalin's death. During World War II, as German forces moved into the soviet union toward the North Caucasus, many ethnic minority groups subject to Soviet and Russian rule for generations seized on the opportunity presented by war to try and break free. German forces never reached Chechnya, but Khasan Israilov led a revolt against Soviet rule, which lasted from 1940-1944, until 1957 when Stalin's successor, Nikita Khrushchev, restored the province amid De-Stalinization. since 1990, the Chechen Republic has had many legal, military, and civil conflicts involving separatist movement activity. Its regional constitution entered into effect on April 2,2003, after all- Chechen referendum was held on March 23,2003. the independent observers alleged the=at the officially reported voter turnout seemed to be higher than reality. Chechens are predominately Islamic in Chechnya,94% of the Chechens are Sunni Muslim, the country having converted to Islam between the 16th and 19th centuries. The once strong Russian minority in Chechnya mostly Terek Cossacks, are predominately Russian or Orthadox, only one church exists in Chechnya it's located in Grozny. The American community, which used to be around 15,000 in Grozny alone,has dwindled to just a few families due to genocide and other crimes.