CHECHENYA*
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Russia Assault*
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Chechenya Defense*
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Date: December 31, 1994*
Location: Chechenya*
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The Moslem Chechens confilict  extends back to 1859, when after a bitter war, they were conquered by the Russian Empire. In 1918 the Chechens took advantage of the fall of the czar and reestablished themselves as an independent country. This lasted two years before Russia reasserted her control over the region. In 1944, in response to a Chechin revolt in 1940, Stalin had the entire population deported to Central Asia. It would be 1957 before the Chechins would be allowed home and in the thirteen years of exile at least 200,000 Chechins would die. Old animosities would blaze hot again in 1990 when Chechenya once again announced her independence.  In 1994 Yeltsin bowed to the demands of the hawks in his inner circle and ordered in the troops.*
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Number of Turns: 10*
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The Russia side is suggested for the human player.* 
