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In the First and Second Chechen campaign on the side of the militants were not only Chechens, but also mercenaries, who "defended the sovereignty" of the Chechen Republic.

To the first Russian President Boris Yeltsin can be treated differently – to respect, to admire, to despise, to hate - but one can hardly dispute that Boris was a person, capable of decisive and extraordinary actions, which ultimately changed the history of Russia.

Briefly the allies celebrated victory over Nazi Germany. Soon after the war they were separated by the iron curtain. Democratic and "progressive" West has seen a new threat in the face of the totalitarian Communist regime of the USSR.

Counting the number of missing Soviet soldiers during the great Patriotic war is still underway. However, given the lack of information and inconsistency of some information, and it will not be easy.

The abdication of Nicholas II was a landmark event for the Russian stories. The overthrow of the monarchy could not happen in a vacuum, it has been prepared. He contributed to many internal and external factors.