Chechnya

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/chechnya

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How big is Chechnya?17,500 square kilometers (6,800 square miles)
2. What is the capital of Chechnya?Grozny
3. What is the population (as of 2021)?Over 1.5 million residents
4. What is the primary religion?Islam (Sunni)
5. Where is Chechnya located?Chechnya is in the North Caucasus Mountains, between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. It borders Georgia to the south and Russian republics like Dagestan, Ingushetia, North Ossetia–Alania, and Stavropol Krai.
6. Why did Chechnya try to become independent after the Soviet Union fell?After the Soviet Union ended in 1991, Chechnya declared itself the independent Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. Russia did not recognize this independence.

Federal Subject: A constituent entity of the Russian Federation, possessing its own government and constitution.
Self-determination: The right of a people to freely determine their political status and pursue their economic, social, and cultural development.
Ethno-religious Identity: A sense of belonging based on shared ethnicity and religious beliefs.
Post-Soviet Era: The period following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.