The idea was to dilute the Chechen population by insuring that the republic included many Russians.

It is hard to imagine, however, that whatever winners they produce will be treated as anything but quislings by the Chechen population.

In 1944 the Chechen population was deported on Stalin's orders to Kazakhstan.

I was with a group of doctors documenting Russian atrocities against the Chechen population.

The attacks carry a risk: They may turn more of the Chechen population against Moscow.

Stalin exiled most of the Chechen population in 1944 because of their continued resistance to Russian rule.

Chechen insurgency ends with deportation of the entire Chechen population.

It is also important to see that Russia has, in actual fact, also conducted a policy of terrorism against parts of the Chechen population.

We condemn Russia's disproportionate and indiscriminate use of force against the Chechen population.

He said the only hope was to gather the Chechen population and deport it, much as Stalin did in 1944.