Chechnya is the most talked about region in the Russian Federation. It’s believed that nothing happens there without the consent of its leader, Ramzan Kadyrov. At the same time, the Chechen leader has influential supporters in Grozny and Moscow—some of whom fought against federal forces during the First Chechen War. Others are implicated in serious crimes, including Boris Nemtsov’s murder. And many are also Kadyrov’s relatives. Meduza reviews the biographies of the men that make up Chechnya's ruling elite.
Meduza: Running with Ramzan
Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov walks before a meeting of the State Council at the Kremlin in Moscow on Sept. 18, 2014.
