Russia’s attack on the Chechen nation surprised those who thought that the Russian Federation had become a liberal democracy. The Russian bombing and shelling of Grozny and the gradual slide of Russia away from market democracy, however, fit a pattern which has been developing in the past two years. To understand the road to Grozny, it is important to realize how Russia’s foreign policy has evolved.
Russia’s attack on the Chechen nation surprised those who thought that the Russian Federation had become a liberal democracy. The Russian bombing and shelling of Grozny and the gradual slide of Russia away from market democracy, however, fit a pattern which has been developing in the past two years. To understand the road to Grozny, it is important to realize how Russia’s foreign policy has evolved.