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Navalny’s volunteers: paid up PR-campaigns or a new political power?

Navalny’s volunteers: paid up PR-campaigns or a new political power? Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny intends to run for presidency in the upcoming elections to be held on March 18, 2018. His team has already opened 63 regional campaign offices. The "Сaucasian Knot" correspondent visited five offices in Astrakhan, Volgograd, Krasnodar, Rostov-on-Don, and Stavropol. The correspondent also met Navalny’s opponents in the regions - representatives of the Communist Party and the movement "All-Russian People's Front". They analyzed the work of the volunteers and Navalny's campaign offices, and expressed their opinions about what prompts young people to take part in the movement, and how this relates to the volunteers' families and friends. Read about that in the material of the "Caucasian Knot".
Relatives of Chechen young men shocked by secret verdict

"Safari in Syrian Way": A tale of a former militant who escaped from the ISIL*

Safari in Syrian Way: A tale of a former militant who escaped from the ISIL A native of Dagestan, who was successful in Moscow, tells why he had quitted his job, home, family and went to Syria, where he joined the ranks of the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (banned in Russia). The story of the battles, in which the base of the 17th Division of the Syrian Army was defeated; about how militants organized the "Safari in Syrian Way" by hunting the retreating soldiers of al-Assad in the desert; why those who come to Syria later get disappointed in militants’ ideas, – read about all that in the material of the "Caucasian Knot". *IS, ISIL has been recognized as a terrorist organization and banned in Russia.

Bring back alive: from Dagestan to ISIL* to return the son

Bring back alive: from Dagestan to ISIL to return the son Inside glimpse into realities of Islamic State and illegal border crossing business. Motivations of young people going to Syria and factors affecting such decisions by Dagestani youth. What are the true values of Islam, parental duties, nuances of family relations — Kazim Nurmagomedov, who managed to return his son from ISIL, talks about these topics in his interview with the ’Caucasian Knot’. *IS, or ISIL has been recognized a terrorist organization; its activities are forbidden in Russia.
WEEK IN THE CAUCASUS

January 08, 2023 07:40

A Christmas service at the St. Catherine's Cathedral in Krasnodar. Screenshot of the video on the YouTube channel of the "Kuban 24" posted on January 7, 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N90eqatBuOA

In the churches of Southern Russia, Christmas services were held under heavy security guards. In their Christmas statements, religious figures and officials mentioned the special military operation...

January 06, 2023 20:49

Rustam Aguev. Photo: https://grozny.tv

The head of Rustam Aguev, the head of the Kurchaloi ROVD (District Interior Division), who is in Ukraine, is alive. The reports about his death and that Ramzan Kadyrov was involved therein were...

January 05, 2023 23:31

Russian soldiers. Photo: https://function.mil.ru

In Southern Russia, garrison military courts refuse to satisfy claims lodged by military servicemen, who seek dismissal due to the expiry of their contracts, citing the mobilization decree.

January 04, 2023 21:52

Military training. Screenshot of a video by the Zvezda TV channel https://tvzvezda.ru/news/202110834-Ql8F9.html

The information that the military commissariats (registration and enlistment office) of the Kuban (Krasnodar Territory) demands from enterprises to allocate employees for sending to military...

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