Provide the protection of citizens with an interview with a member of the Council of the Federation Musa Umarov Local Chechen and federal authorities unanimously repeat that Chechnya, "having formed all the branches of power in the republic, became a full -fledged subject of the Russian Federation and entered the legal field of Russia." At least formally this is really so.

Let's forget? Than the youth of Chechnya lives ... Isaev's maritte Youth of Chechnya - A special part of society. Her problems are the same as in all of Russia, but much more acute, painful. Two military campaigns carried out with particular cruelty, the contradictory policy of the authorities, unemployment, poverty of some, prosperity (often illegal) others - is it necessary to prove that all this cannot go without consequences?

FROM THE EDITOR IN CHIEF Many regarded the spy scandal, which strangely coincided with sharp criticism in Russia and the West of the law on NGOs, adopted by the State Duma and signed by the president on January 10 of this year, as an outright attack on non-governmental organizations. “ Time to go around the stones” - Abdulla Duduev and his interlocutors Lyudmila Alekseeva and Yuri Samodurov about the causes and possible consequences of the high-profile spy scandal.

The public chamber of "pocket" cannot be considered INTERVIEW Mavlit Bazhaev Member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation What do you see the purpose of the Public Chamber and your personal role in its activities? The Public Chamber was created in order to ensure the constructive interaction of social structures, civil society with the state. The main goal of such interaction is to protect the interests of citizens, their rights and freedoms.

No need to be shy about speaking your native language Language Arbi Vagapov I spent a year in the United States, and as a result of our painstaking work, the Anglo-Chechen and Chechen-English Dictionary was created. This is a rather large 700-page book, in which more than five thousand words. The copyright to it belongs to the American side. Arbi Vagapov was born on January 28, 1951 in Kazakhstan, in the city of Ayaguz, Semipalatinsk region, where his parents were exiled.

And our life began in reservation ... Memories of Nura Tsutieva A cozy sofa, a volume of Russian classics nearby, a TV broadcast in Russian ... You will get into such a dwelling and you will not say that its inhabitant has long been living in New York, in Brooklyn. Nura Tsutieva recently celebrated her eightieth anniversary. She is the head of a large family. It is difficult to say that she adapted to a new life, to other conditions and a change in everyday life.

Olympic gold ... under the Turkish flag When we talk about our Olympic champions, many, unfortunately, do not know that we have not two of them, but, fortunately, three. In addition to the Saitiev brothers, freestyle wrestling champions, there is also judoka Hassan Bisultanov . Moreover, he is not only the first Olympic judo champion among Chechens, but also the first in the history of Turkey!

A CHECHEN BY HIS OWN WISH In blessed memory of Mokhmad-Hadji Vaiser Milana Arapieva The story of this man, who in his youth made an unusual choice and remained faithful to his chosen path until his gray hair, has always attracted the attention of journalists. He, on the contrary, did not often agree to interviews. Therefore, when in 1992 I was offered to go to see him in the Gudermes village of Melchu-khi, I, of course, did not refuse.

Efforts in the name of harmony of the shrine of the world Saipudi Abubakarov The Caucasus, Diamokhk, Nokhchicho, Chechnya ... For the whole world in the last decade, this name has become a symbol of the tragedy. For the Chechens, all suffering is not more sweet and the earth is more beautiful than this.

PUBLIC ACTIVITY IS PERCEIVED AS A THREAT TO THE AUTHORITY Interview Yuri Samodurov Yuri Vadimovich! Why, in your opinion, did the spy scandal with the stone break out right now, during a period of active discussion in Russia and abroad of the law on NGOs, adopted by the State Duma and signed by the President?

Does the elections have political potential? Musa Yusupov The election of the Parliament of the Chechen Republic, held on November 27, 2005, caused conflicting expert assessments, and the reviews on them in the periodical press are also far from unanimity. Some focus on the turnout of the voters and how it would be desirable to have the key figures of the executive branches among the deputies of strong opponents.

I'm not at all sure that everything was gone Lyudmila Alekseeva Chairman of the Moscow Helsinsky Group Lyudmila Mikhailovna, how should the recent spy scandal be understood? You know, I look at this story, as they say, from my mink. But it seems to me that this whole plot, which was scared on TV, was started precisely in order to show that payment and say that human rights organizations, working with Western money, harm Russia. The payment is genuine? I don't know what they showed.

LET'S THINK ABOUT WORDS AND MORE... Svetlana Alieva Recently, the phrase “civil society” has begun to appear more and more often in the speeches of Russians. It is pronounced at the right time and at the wrong time; it seems that not everyone realizes what it actually is. Let's think about it. Let's start with the "citizen". The word is Russian, comes from the word "city", its meaning is explained in detail by the great Russian lexicographer Vladimir Ivanovich Dahl.

TIME TO CROSS THE STONES subject numbers Abdulla Duduev The authorities can slap any label on anyone who is engaged or who decides to engage in public activities in Russia. This activity, by definition, regardless of its form, is obviously harmful to the interests of the power if it is not initiated from above vertically.

Children of Cain Sultan Yashurkaev A passage from the poem Continuation, beginning at 10 Tanks go rombs - Houses fly into dust Aircraft - bombs - Cities crazy! There was a village - no village, its war I took it - attacked the front, rear - I swallowed a dragon! There was a star city And was called formidable, stood here - Destroyed all! "Old people ... do not sit at the gate, the young men are not Sing ... "* Corpses ... corpses ... corpses ...