Another Side of Chechnya

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Which words come to mind when Chechnya is mentioned? Fear, ruins, terrorism, explosions, Wahhabi, mountains… And it is still the place where people are kidnapped, where the whole villages are razed to the ground. However someone will tell you that you won’t find a more safe city, all you need to do is to behave in a right way.

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Skyscrapers in the center of Grozny, the capital of Chechnya.

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Skyscrapers in the center of Grozny – viewing from above.

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A Muslim man is praying in the mosque “The Heart of Chechnya”.

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Muslims are in the mosque waiting for the Friday prayer.

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