From a link shared by tor85. A must-read. Last Monday, the Russian media erupted with stories about the “lawlessness” of Caucasian students at Russian universities. In this context, Chechens were blamed for performing the lezginka (a traditional Caucasian dance) during breaks between lecture classes. Meanwhile, as experts note, anti-Chechen sentiment in Russian society is being fueled by media outlets that frame the situation in ethnic terms. ... One gets the impression that Chechens in Russian cities use their student ID merely to legalize their stay in Moscow, Yekaterinburg, or elsewhere. (as someone who graduated from RUDN University (Peoples' Friendship University of Russia), where tons of Chechens study under quota programs, I can confirm that this is true. They make it to the fifth year, but still barely speak Russian) ... - The article has a negative tone toward students from the Caucasus. It fails to take into account that so-called “Caucasian aggression” is often a reaction by young people to provocative actions from their Russian-speaking peers. (bwahaha) ... A telling illustration of interethnic clashes in Russia’s regions is the fact that this problem does not exist in Chechnya. * - Chechnya is perhaps one of the few regions where the very concept of “interethnic conflict” does not exist at all, Shamsail Saraliyev, the Chechen Republic’s minister for external relations, national policy, press, and information, said in a recent interview with the Grozny-Inform agency. (the nerve of these bastards, huh? There’s no other way to put it: hundreds of thousands of Russians fled from there to save their lives. No interethnic conflicts, my ass—they still have slavery there) ... As Nurdy Nukhazhiyev, the Human Rights Commissioner of the Chechen Republic, states in the article “A Pathetic Sight of Xenophobia” (Grozny-Inform news agency), most Russian journalists, politicians, and political analysts are still susceptible to anti-Chechen sentiment. “We intend to respond to every dirty attack against the Chechen people,” Nukhazhiyev concludes. * (no comment) [\\]({{URL_2}})
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