Discontent In The Russian Republic Of Ingushetia

Ingush regional president, Murat Zyazikov.
Conor Sweeney / Reuters (Photo taken from Time Magazine)


Moscow Removes Ingushetia President -- Time Magazine

Spontaneous dancing broke out in the streets Thursday night in the tiny Russian republic of Ingushetia, which borders the troubled Chechnya region. The reason for the celebration was that Moscow had accepted the "voluntary resignation" of Ingush President Murat Zyazikov. No part of the Russian Caucasus today has a political situation hotter than Ingushetia's, and no leader in the volatile region has been less effective and more embattled than Zyazikov.

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My Comment:This is only a band-aid solution, the problem is that many in Ingushetia are fed-up with Moscow rule.

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