Erik Batuev

Stories by the Author

Maskhadov's latest appeal for peace talks meets with icy disdain

11 Jun 01

Attempts to lure Grozny's residents back to the ruined capital have met with little success

29 May 01

Gantamirov's rivals heave a collective sigh of relief as the Chechen leader abandons his Grozny stronghold

21 May 01

Officially sanctioned human rights activists are a new phenomenon in Russia - but already plans are afoot to boost their numbers

14 May 01

The pro-Russian administration in Chechnya is set to move to Grozny on April 15

6 Apr 01

The Georgian government continues to deny claims that a remote mountain fastness is littered with Chechen guerrilla bases

19 Feb 01

The war in Chechnya has taken a severe toll on the hearts and minds of the Russian journalistic community

22 Dec 00

The descendants of the first monkeys in space are attempting to adapt to Abkhazia's harsh economic climate

1 Dec 00

While the former Soviet peoples have grown apart immeasurably over the past decade, there are still unbreakable ties which bind them

10 Nov 00

The federal press centre's trips to the warzone are expertly stage-managed - and utterly unenlightening

13 Oct 00

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