Meiji Japan and post-Soviet Russia · SITE OF MEMORY ·
Budyonnovsk hospital hostage crisis (1995)
On the Meiji Japan and post-Soviet Russia map as “Budyonnovsk”
14–19 Jun 1995 — Chechen fighters led by Shamil Basayev seize a hospital in this southern Russian town and hold more than 1,500 hostages. About 130 people die by the official count and about 165 by others, many during two failed storming attempts, and the raiders leave in exchange for peace talks.
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- Oligarchs and the First Chechen War (chapter 11 of Meiji Japan and post-Soviet Russia)
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- Remaking the State: Meiji Japan 1600–1912 and Post-Soviet Russia 1964–2000
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