People of the Chechen wars

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 108. Chapters: Vladimir Putin, Akhmed Zakayev, Ruslan Khasbulatov, Alexander Litvinenko, Anna Politkovskaya, Ramzan Kadyrov, Dokka Umarov, Aslan Maskhadov, Sulim Yamadayev, Dzhokhar Dudayev, Fatima Tlisova, Salman Raduyev, Vladimir Kvachkov, Yunus-bek Yevkurov, Khasan Israilov, Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev, Arbi Barayev, Abdul-Halim Sadulayev, Jonathan Littell, Ruslan Gelayev, Yuri Budanov, Vladimir Shamanov, Vakha Arsanov, Ruslan Yamadayev, Mark Yevtyukhin, Akhmad Kadyrov, Anzor Astemirov, Sultan Geliskhanov, Movladi Udugov, Movladi Baisarov, Gennady Troshev, Elza Kungayeva, Khozh-Ahmed Noukhayev, German Ugryumov, Rappani Khalilov, Pavel Grachev, Aleksey Galkin, Aslambek Vadalov, Alu Alkhanov, Andrei Babitsky, Murat Gasaev, Nura Luluyeva, Ruslan Labazanov, Ilyas Akhmadov, Akhmed Yevloyev, Zura Bitiyeva, Sheikh Mansur, Said-Magomed Kakiyev, Ruslan Alikhadzhiyev, Malika Umazheva, Aiza Gazuyeva, Fred Cuny, Khadzhi-Murat Yandiyev, Yevgeny Rodionov, Movsar Barayev, Dmitry Gennadyevich Medvedev, Lidia Yusupova, Zalpa Bersanova, Nikolai Patrushev, Dzhabrail Yamadayev, Timur Mucuraev, Igor Sergeyev, Sergey Lapin, Igor Ivanov, Ruslan Khuchbarov, Turpal-Ali Atgeriyev, Lev Rokhlin, Valentin Korabelnikov, Abdul Madzhid, Doku Zavgayev, Movladi Atlangeriyev, Rasul Makasharipov, Hadijat Gatayeva, Vitaly Gamov, Muslim Atayev, Yakub and Aiubkhan Magomadov, Shakhid Baysayev, Supyan Abdullayev, Malik Saidullaev, Anatoly Kvashnin, Anatoly Kulikov, Zarema Muzhakhoyeva, Aslambek Abdulkhadzhiev, Zelimkhan Murdalov, Idris Gaibov, Vladimir Glebov, Alexander Ivanovich Baranov, Sergei Babin, Viktor Adamishin, Ilyas Gorchkhanov, Anatoly Kyarov, Emir Saad, Said-Khasanom Abumuslimov, Ibragim Khultygov, Rizvan Chitigov, Valery Baranov, Mikhail Malofeyev, Gaidar Gadzhiyev, Gennady Shpigun, Akhmed Avtorkhanov, Georgy Shpak, Aslambek Aslakhanov, Elena Milashina, Magomed Omarov. Excerpt: Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (Russian: , IPA: ; born 7 October 1952) served as the second President of the Russian Federation and is the current Prime Minister of Russia, as well as chairman of United Russia and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Union of Russia and Belarus. He became acting President on 31 December 1999, when president Boris Yeltsin resigned in a surprising move. Putin won the 2000 presidential election and in 2004 he was re-elected for a second term lasting until 7 May 2008. Because of constitutionally mandated term limits, Putin was ineligible to run for a third consecutive presidential term. After the victory of his successor, Dmitry Medvedev, in the 2008 presidential elections, he was nominated by the latter to be Russia's Prime Minister; Putin took the post on 8 May 2008. Putin is credited with bringing political stability and re-establishing the rule of law. During his presidency, Russia's economy bounced back from crisis, seeing GDP increase by 72% in PPP (sixfold in nominal), poverty decrease by more than 50%, and average monthly salaries increase from $80 to $640. These achievements were ascribed to strong macroeconomic management, important fiscal policy reforms and a confluence of high oil prices, surging capital inflows and access to low-cost external financing, and were described as impressive by analysts. During his presidency, Putin passed into law a series of fundamental reforms, including a flat income tax of 13%, a reduced profits tax, and new land and legal codes. At the same time, his conduct in office has been questioned...