I lived in Russia for 3 years. I have spoken with people that lived under Stalin.
I do not see any reason to doubt the veracity of the article I linked to. It may not be an environment that matches the scope of lives affected of the environment that Stalin created, but it is quite clearly the exact same tactics of dictatorship.
If you disagree that Chechens are suffering, you should have said so at the beginning. As you are not living in Chechnya and as I am not living in Chechnya, I will use my experience in Russia during the initial Chechen war and the reports I have read since then. Until you offer some alternate source of information for me to consider, that is simply the way it is going to be.
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