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Inside Modern Chechnya

Apr 17, 2017 - 05:00 pm

A policeman on patrol in Grozny, Chechnya. Valery Matytsin / TASS

Girls outside the Akhmat Kadyrov Mosque (Heart of Chechnya) on Vladimir Putin Avenue in the center of Grozny. Valery Sharifulin / TASS

A Muslim man prays at the Akhmat Kadyrov Mosque (Heart of Chechnya). Valery Sharifulin / TASS

Dancers in traditional Chechen dress during a rehearsal for Chechen folk dance and song troupe, Nokhcho. Valery Sharifulin / TASS

Chechen Kheda Goilabiyeva (2nd R) after her wedding to Chechen police officer Nazhud Guchigov in Grozny. AP

Cadets take an oath at a cadet school ceremony in Grozny. Musa Sadulayev / AP

Chechen Muslims gather in Grozny to take part in a protest against French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on Jan. 19, 2015. Twelve people were killed when terrorists attacked the magazine's offices just days earlier. Musa Sadulayev / AP

Models showcase a new collection by Aishat Kadyrova, chief designer at the Firdaws Fashion House. Yelena Afonina / TASS

A mountain goat statue in Argun Gorge in the Caucasus Mountains. Valery Matytsin / TASS

A huge portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin and a sign reading "Happy Birthday to the best president" covers the pitch at the Akhmat Arena stadium in Grozny. Musa Sadulayev / AP

Mixed martial artist Zurab Betergaraev is seen after losing his fight against Felipe Froes of Brazil at the Grand Prix Akhmat WFCA 31 International tournament in Grozny. Valery Sharifulin / TASS

Reports of gay men being kidnapped, tortured and even murdered have once more thrust Russia's Chechen Republic into the spotlight. The Moscow Times looks at the daily lives of the people who live in this traditional Russian region.

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