TO Adyrov Ramzan Akhmatovich - Chechen statesman, first deputy chairman of the government of the Chechen Republic.
Born on October 5, 1976 in the village of Tsentoroy, Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, now Kurchaloevsky district of the Chechen Republic, in the family of the future Hero of Russia Akhmat Abdulkhamidovich Kadyrov(1951-2004). Chechen. In 1992 he graduated from secondary school No. 1 in his native village of Tsentoroy.
During the First Chechen War, together with his father, he was in the ranks of the Chechen separatists and fought against Russian federal forces. Since 1996 - assistant and personal bodyguard of his father, Mufti A.A. Kadyrov. With the election of A.A. Kadyrov as President of the Chechen Republic, he became the head of the presidential security service. He was engaged in negotiations with members of illegal armed groups about their transition to the side of the federal authorities. Responsible for conducting special operations. He has participated in many boxing competitions and holds the title of Master of Sports.
In the fall of 1999, together with his father (who opposed the growing influence of Wahhabism since 1996), he went over to the side of the federal authorities. In 2000-2002, he was an inspector of communications and special equipment at the headquarters of a separate police company at the Internal Affairs Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, whose functions included guarding government buildings and ensuring the security of senior leaders of the Chechen Republic. From May 2002 to February 2004, platoon commander of this company. In fact, he acted as head of the Presidential Security Service of about 1 thousand people.
He held the position of Assistant Minister of Internal Affairs of Chechnya. He was a member of the State Council of the Chechen Republic from the Gudermes region. He negotiated with field commanders and militants about their transition to the side of the federal authorities. On July 17, 2003, R.A. Kadyrov stated that he managed to convince 40 militants from among Aslan Maskhadov’s personal guard to voluntarily lay down their arms. In addition, he claimed that he entered into negotiations with separatists from the detachment of Ruslan Gelayev, 170 of whose fighters expressed their readiness to lay down their arms and “rebuild a peaceful life.” On March 22, 2003, R.A. Kadyrov announced that he had managed to negotiate the voluntary surrender of 46 armed militants who had laid down their arms under the personal guarantees of his father. Most of the militants who agreed to stop armed resistance were enrolled in A.A. Kadyrov’s security service.
On November 30, 2003, R.A. Kadyrov announced that a group of Chechen businessmen had offered a reward of $5 million for reliable information about the whereabouts of Shamil Basayev, and promised to catch the terrorist by the New Year. In March 2004, R.A. Kadyrov announced that through intermediaries he was negotiating with Aslan Maskhadov about the possibility of the latter’s voluntary surrender. Then R.A. Kadyrov claimed that the negotiations were disrupted by Russian troops by shooting Maskhadov’s emissaries, through whose mediation contact was maintained with the President of Ichkeria. R.A. Kadyrov was repeatedly accused of involvement in the abduction of civilians, to which he responded with threats. In particular, R.A. Kadyrov promised to sue journalist Anna Politkovskaya, who accused him of rape and kidnapping.
After the death of his father in 2004, R.A. Kadyrov was proposed for the post of President of the Chechen Republic, however, according to the Constitution of the Republic, this position can be filled by a Russian citizen who has reached the age of 30 years.
In 2004 he graduated with honors from the Makhachkala Institute of Business and Law. On May 10, 2004, he was appointed First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Chechen Republic. Since the second half of October 2004, Advisor to the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Southern Federal District D.N. Kozak. In this position, the competence of R.A. Kadyrov included issues of interaction with the law enforcement agencies of the district.
U Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 1630 of December 29, 2004 for courage and heroism shown in the performance of official duty, to the First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Chechen Republic Kadyrov Ramzan Akhmatovich awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation with the presentation of a special distinction - the Gold Star medal (No. 839).
On March 16, 2005, by order of the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, he was appointed head of the republican commission for the payment of compensation to citizens who lost housing and property during military operations in the Chechen Republic.
From August 1 to August 4, 2005, he served as the President of the Chechen Republic, and from November 18, 2005 to March 4, 2006, he served as Chairman of the Government of the Chechen Republic. Since January 2006, Chairman of the Government Commission for the Suppression of Drug Activities in the Chechen Republic. On February 9, 2006, at a meeting of the political council of the regional branch of the United Russia party, at the proposal of the Presidium and the General Council of the party, he was approved as secretary of the regional branch of the United Russia party. Since March 4, 2006, Chairman of the Government of the Chechen Republic.
On February 15, 2007, he was appointed acting president of the Chechen Republic, and on March 2, the parliament of the republic approved R.A. Kadyrov as president of the Chechen Republic.
Many attempts were made on R.A. Kadyrov’s life. On May 12, 2000, R.A. Kadyrov survived his first assassination attempt - an explosive device went off next to his jeep on the Caucasus federal highway on the eastern outskirts of Grozny. R.A. Kadyrov received a slight concussion. On January 16, 2001, terrorists planted a bomb in a drainage under the Caucasus federal highway on the route of R.A. Kadyrov in the vicinity of Gudermes. He and his escort escaped with bruises. On September 30, 2002, unknown persons fired at R.A. Kadyrov’s car in the village of Novogroznensky, Gudermes district of Chechnya. One of his subordinates was wounded. On July 27, 2003, in the village of Tsotsan-Yurt, Kurchaloevsky district, a suicide bomber was prevented from blowing up R.A. Kadyrov by his guards. A suicide bomber and a local resident were killed. On the night of May 1, 2004, a separatist detachment attacked the Kadyrovs’ ancestral village of Tsentoroy. According to R.A. Kadyrov’s subordinates, the attackers’ goal was to kidnap or kill him. The militants' attack was repulsed.
Major General of Police (11/10/2009). Awarded the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 4th degree (08/09/2006), Courage (07/12/2004), Honor (03/8/2015), medals, including “For Distinction in the Protection of Public Order” (07/22/2002) , as well as the Order of Akhmat Kadyrov (06/18/2005).
Candidate of Economic Sciences (2006). Honorary Citizen of the Chechen Republic (2003), Honored Worker of Physical Culture of the Chechen Republic (2003), Honored Builder of the Chechen Republic (2006).
Introduction
The last thing I wanted to write about was the hero of Russia and academician Ramzan Kadyrov. There is already TOO MUCH of him in the news. People rarely talk about the president. But Ramzan Kadyrov has a plug in every barrel. He has his own opinion on all issues and the most important thing is that he voices his opinion all the time. Well, you defeated Russia, you receive tribute from it, so sit quietly and rejoice. But no, the whole country should listen day and night about the hero of Russia and academician Ramzan Kadyrov. And even against this background, the latest aggravation raises questions, let’s try to answer them.
The photo below is truly touching - the priest, emaciated from fasting, supports the Muslim leader.
What was it?
A rally of some unreal proportions took place in Grozny. According to official data, a million people gathered in the central square. This is despite the fact that the entire population of the city is less than 300 thousand, and the population of Chechnya is 1.3 million.
Okay, let’s say the official data about a million people gathered is doubled or even tripled. But 300-500 thousand people gathered is still a lot for Grozny. So much was not collected even on May 9th.
In order for 300 thousand people to gather for a rally in Grozny, at least 100 thousand had to come from other cities and villages of the republic. And in order for 500 thousand to gather, they had to come from literally all over Chechnya, even from the smallest settlements.
So what made the residents of Chechnya gather en masse for a rally in Grozny?
Maybe some kind of Muslim shrine was brought to Grozny? Maybe the future fate of the republic is being decided?
No! All of Chechnya gathered in the central square of Grozny to... express support for Ramzan Kadyrov, declare unity and demonstrate patriotism.
What is the point of literally the entire republic gathering and declaring support for Kadyrov? Has the Russian President really decided to deprive him of his powers? Apparently not.
Preparing for elections? Does not look like it. Moreover, Kadyrov does not have such a competitor in the republic that he would need to gather every last one in his support...
For those who have not yet guessed what it is, I will start from afar. Have you been to Grozny in recent years? No? If you haven't been, then look at the photos. Modern Grozny is probably the most luxurious city in Russia. The only places that compete with it are the center of Moscow and Olympic Sochi. And that’s not a fact.
Now try to answer the question: how much money was this all built with? The common version is that everything was built with Russian money. To some extent yes, but not entirely. The main source of Chechen wealth is oil.
Chechnya is very rich in oil. And oil in Chechnya is very light. It is easy to mine and process. During the war, militants generally extracted and processed oil using artisanal methods. This means that the cost of oil production in Chechnya is very low, and the income is very high.
Russia did not so much give Chechnya its own money as allow Grozny to independently manage its income.
The principle of the peace treaty with Chechnya following the results of the second military campaign is Chechnya’s refusal to fight for political independence, political loyalty and formal subordination to Moscow in exchange for economic independence.
That is, Putin and Kadyrov Sr. agreed that the Kadyrov clan controls the entire Chechen economy and all income from oil production in Chechnya (and this is very serious money, especially for a republic with a population of only 1.3 million). The Kadyrovs received at their disposal an economically independent republic plus peace with Russia. Exactly the same resource for which Dudayev, Maskhadov, Basayev and others fought. Only the Kadyrovs got what they wanted not through military means, but, on the contrary, through the method of refusing war with Russia.
And everyone felt good - Russia’s problem with Chechnya disappeared, Chechnya’s problem with Russia disappeared. It’s good for Kadyrov, because all the resources of the republic are in their hands (including the law enforcement agencies), Putin is also good, because he has been declared a friend of Chechnya and they vote for him there.
I couldn’t resist, the photos show the Rostov-on-Don embankment for comparison.
And this idyll could have continued indefinitely, if not... That's right - a strong and long-term drop in oil prices.
As already mentioned, the Chechen fairy tale and the luxury of Grozny are ensured by high oil revenues. Chechnya is a small analogue of the Emirates, only within Russia.
And so oil revenues fell 3-4 times, and for a long time. Yes, the cost of oil production in Chechnya is very low; perhaps the lowest in Russia, so even if prices fall below $20 per barrel, production in Chechnya will still be profitable.
But! We are used to living not on twenty dollars per barrel, or even on thirty. We are used to living on a hundred or at least eighty. Well, even forty or fifty, but not twenty!
The problem is not that there will be no money at all - the problem is that there will be no money for the life to which we are accustomed. The key word is accustomed.
But that’s not the whole problem. The trouble is that the Kadyrov clan is not the only one in Chechnya. There are others too. At one hundred dollars a barrel there was enough money for everyone - some more, some less, but there was enough, and no one wanted to exchange a stable income for a war with unclear prospects. But now, when they give 30 dollars per barrel, there is no longer enough for everyone, at least for the life to which they are accustomed.
And in the new situation, someone might wonder: shouldn’t we take power away from the Kadyrovs? After all, if you move the Kadyrovs and everyone who supported them, it will be possible to divide “30 dollars per barrel” in a narrower circle - and maintain the same way of life.
But that's not all!
In addition to internal enemies (well, or competitors, if we talk about elections and not about war), Kadyrov has external competitors - the Russian budget and Rosneft.
Due to low oil prices, Russia's budget is becoming unfeasible. We urgently need to look for sources of income or reduce expenses. Reducing expenses is very difficult: the military cannot be cut, pensioners cannot be offended, state employees cannot be touched... What to cut? This means we need to look for new sources somewhere.
Rosneft may have a similar question.
And here in Moscow they may wonder whether the president of Chechnya should be replaced? After all, it’s a democracy, and he sits there forever, even Putin and Medvedev changed, but Kadyrov never changed. Shouldn't Kadyrov exchange one term with Medvedev?
In short, when a room gets smaller, everyone gets cramped. And inside Chechnya there will be those who want to change the distribution of profits, and there will be those outside.
This, it seems to me, is what the rally was directed against.
With this rally, Kadyrov is trying to prevent attempts to redistribute income within the republic and outside it.
As you know, a fire is easier to prevent than to extinguish. It is better to organize watering of dry grass in advance than to wait for it to flare up. Kadyrov is probably doing something similar.
It is possible that he is looking even further - he foresees political instability in Russia and is trying to ensure that confusion and vacillation in Moscow do not cause similar processes in Grozny. So that on the day when the chair shakes under Putin, it doesn’t shake under Kadyrov.
If everything is exactly as I assume, then we must pay tribute to Kadyrov and his associates - they are very intelligent and far-sighted people. And that's probably a good thing. Because you can always come to an agreement with smart people.
It is better to negotiate with the smart Kadyrov than to fight with fools like Maskhadov and Basayev.
But... the situation itself, when literally the whole of Chechnya gathers for a rally in support of Ramzan Kadyrov, when he has no visible threat... The situation is alarming.
The rally that took place in Chechnya means that there is a threat to Ramzan Kadyrov, we just don’t really notice it yet. And he already notices. This rally means that not everything is as healthy in the Danish kingdom as it seems at first glance - and by the Danish kingdom here one can understand Chechnya separately and Russia as a whole. There is a feeling that a redistribution of property and financial flows is brewing – both in Chechnya and in Russia.
Incomes have decreased, and many no longer have enough to live the life to which they are accustomed. And someone will definitely want to solve their problems and maintain their usual way of life at the expense of others - one clan at the expense of another, Moscow at the expense of Grozny, Grozny at the expense of Moscow...
And here the fear already arises: that they might all end up in a new Chechen war.
Here is the opinion of one very nasty girl on this issue:
I look at the “kadyring” unfolding around me, and this is the question that occupies me. Ramzan, of course, although not a real academician, is a cunning guy by nature. Operating in such a complex region, it is, in fact, thanks to his cunning and the art of political intrigue that he became what he is. Obviously, behind the current feverish activity of the Patriot of Russia there is a hidden game, the meaning of which, it seems, no one understands yet.
It is possible, of course, that the authorities are using the threatening image of Ramzan in order to show who exactly will shoot the “fifth column” one at a time. So that the bitches sit and be quietly afraid. Due to its inept PR, this gathering is too similar to the various “puttings” invented by Volodin. Only one thing doesn’t work here: if this is the idea of a “center,” why didn’t Kadyrov appear? And why wasn’t this story widely promoted through federal channels?
So it’s clear that this is Kadyrov’s PR. But PR is not very skillful, not very dexterous, which is already quite strange for such a serious player. Moreover, it was clearly not very timely, out of order and out of tune. Stuffed animals of some non-existent enemies from the world of shadows were brought to light: Venediktov, Sindeeva, Yashin, even Navalny did not seem to give any particular reason for offense. And it’s clear that Kadyrov doesn’t care about this motley and random get-together. From his point of view, they are no match for him in the current political climate.
On the other hand, the PR campaign was not very successful. Reports of millions of rallies turned out to be nothing: even in a country where 103% vote as Ramzan Akhmatovich decides, bringing five hundred thousand people onto the streets is only possible in fantasies. Of course, a certain number of unfortunate state employees showed up with posters. But it didn’t look large-scale, much less threatening. Even the previous similar action - “Anti-Charlie” - was much more impressive.
The flash mob “Kadyrov is a patriot of Russia” also turned out to be strained. If Kadyrov really wanted to check which of the public figures was ready to fit in with him, this test did not give very encouraging results. Of course, artists - Timati and Kirkorovs - go to see him. Who has ever been there, and everyone received their Porsche as a gift - but not everyone was ready to capture themselves together with Kadyrov’s slogan. It is clear that Fedya Bondarchuk, in view of his close relations with Ramzan and Surkov, apparently has nowhere to go: he must have been heavily pinned down, because for a long time he has not been so bright on any occasion - neither about Putin, nor about "United Russia" spoke out. Vernik apparently leads some corporate events in Chechnya; With Baskov everything is like water off a duck's back. But the conditional Kirkorov - persons of the first echelon, from whom one could, in principle, expect support - somehow remained silent. It turned out that it was much easier for Putin to gather respected and accomplished people, like Yuri Bashmet and Chulpan Khamatova, and persuade them to subscribe to the thesis “Putin is great.” Kadyrov's result is incomparably worse. Three dubious deputies, one star (in the person of Bondarchuk) and several artists known for their love of money and fame. A clear demonstration that no matter how many Russian artists dance, they still look at Putin.
And this despite the fact that Kadyrov is trying very hard. Several times, having discovered photographs of my secular acquaintances on Kadyrov’s Instagram, I asked them: “Why the hell are you doing this? Manuscripts don’t burn, why should you disgrace yourself?” And I heard in response: “You don’t understand how important this is for him - he directly controls that you post the photo online. He’ll also call back and ask: did you post it or didn’t you post it? Not a single fed guest leaves the table without taking a selfie with Kadyrov.” Eyewitnesses tell this in private conversations.
So, if this is a test of loyalty, then it clearly gives unsatisfactory results, which are far from commensurate with Kadyrov’s ambitions. Obviously, the Chechen leader sets himself more serious goals. And the most logical conclusion is that he is talking to Putin. Or rather, he addresses him with a monologue. And in response he hears Peskov’s comment that, it turns out, he didn’t say anything worthy of the attention of the First Person.
Ramzan Akhmatovich knows how Putin thinks. He understands that the order awarded to him the day after Nemtsov’s murder is nothing. He remembers very well that Putin does not make any decisions under pressure, and the more serious the reason, the longer the pause the national leader keeps. The current pause has dragged on threateningly. From reliable sources, Kadyrov certainly knows what anger and shock the murder of Nemtsov caused in Putin. And when Geremeev is quietly removed from the case, and Bastrykin announces that the murder has been solved, for Kadyrov this is not a friendly nod from the Kremlin, but an ominous sign that the most serious events are ahead. All this is typical Putin behavior: crime and punishment must be separated as much as possible in time. Of course, measures will follow. And they will follow precisely when neither Kadyrov nor Russian society expects them. Geremeev will get his hands on it, just not now and not right away.
It is clear that Putin's relationship with Kadyrov will never be the same. But the situation is still very far from being resolved. And the more Kadyrov fears negative scenarios for the development of relations with Putin, the more he begins to demonstrate his importance. Hence the long letters on Instagram about traitors to the Motherland, clearly written out of friendship by an old friend Vladislav Yuryevich Surkov or his team. That is, smart Russian people with a Russian education, with a good knowledge of the Russian language and Russian political realities. All this is a show for one viewer. The show is about how Kadyrov is devoted to Russia and Putin, and the entire people stand behind Kadyrov like a wall. For the first time in his entire long political life, Ramzan Akhmatovich felt that the situation urgently needed to be corrected with proper PR. Whether it will work out or not, I don’t know. In my opinion, such things never had any effect on Vladimir Vladimirovich.
It is clear that gray-haired Venediktov and imposing Bykov in wrinkled trousers are paper tigers for Kadyrov. He now needs these tigers, which is why he remembers them much more often and more obsessively than the “tigers” remember him. And his main fear is Putin, who does not pick up the phone, and the FSB officers, FSO officers, Bastrykin and the entire security crowd who are ready to grab the throat at the first command. Ramzan Kadyrov would not be a smart politician if this balance of power did not cause him concern.
Everyone else needs to be wary of something else. Someone once noted that “during high oil prices, Kadyrov trades in stability, and in times of low oil prices, Kadyrov trades in instability.” The main thing is that he doesn’t start trading it now. And parades, marches and Instagram are welcome, no matter what the child enjoys.
Meanwhile, tomorrow they will show a film about how Kadyrov won the war in Syria. In it, he claims that attempts are made on his life all the time. The question arises: do they love him or are they trying to kill him? Is he a father or a tyrant driving people to rallies?
It seems that Russia is a rule of law state. And the President has a legal education. And the prime minister actually comes from the intelligence services. It would seem that there should be law and order. But the situation, for example in the Chechen Republic, which everyone for some reason “forgot” and calmed down, says the opposite. Although it is obvious that in Chechnya, which is part of the Russian Federation, the constitution is not respected at all. But more on that later, let's start with the “good”.
Formally, everything is fine in Chechnya. A lot of money is being allocated to restore the republic’s economy. Most of them end up in the pockets of officials, both Russian and Chechen.
Grozny even hosted a football match between the Grozny team, led by Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov, and the 2002 Brazilian national team. And Kadyrov even scored two goals... That’s what we’ll talk about.
Let's start with Mr. Kadyrov's regalia.
On January 18, 2006, “at the request of authoritative scientists”, for the fact that under his leadership in Chechnya “the negative phenomena that took place in connection with the activities of illegal armed groups” were overcome, R. Kadyrov was awarded the title of honorary member of the public organization “Russian Academy of Natural Sciences” "(RAEN). I wonder how the overcoming of negative phenomena is connected with the natural sciences?
July 27, 2006 Kadyrov was elected honorary academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Chechen Republic. In 2006 he was awarded the title of honorary professor of the Modern Humanitarian Academy. On June 19, 2007, he was awarded the title of honorary professor of the Chechen State University. Looking at the “intellectual” face of Ramzan Akhmatovich, do you wonder if he might also be nominated for the Nobel Prize?
And how many medals! And “For military valor”, and “For distinction in maintaining public order”, and two “Zhukov Medals” (Zhukov turned over in his grave)... And naturally Kadyrov is “Hero of Russia”.
I wonder what all these awards are for? Because during the First Chechen War, together with his father, he was in the ranks of the Chechen separatists and fought against the Russian Armed Forces? Or for the betrayal of the Chechen separatists? For going over to the side of the Russian troops? In general, bandits who surrender are promised at most an amnesty, and even then not always. But to give such an honorary title as “Hero of Russia”?! Isn't this an insult to all those who fought for Russia, both in Chechnya and in other conflicts? In fact, this title is equivalent to the title of “Hero of the USSR”, that is, Kadyrov is equal to veterans of the Patriotic War based on his merits?
A strange situation: if the Russian Federation, having spent so many human lives and money on the “counter-terrorism operation” in Chechnya, then it would be logical to expect the restoration of legal order on its territory. And if Kadyrov could establish it, then perhaps a lot would be forgiven him, but no!
According to the International Federation of Human Rights in Helsinki, among the private prisons existing in Chechnya, at least two are located in Kadyrov’s ancestral village of Tsentoroi and are at his personal disposal. One of them consists of concrete bunkers or cells where abducted relatives of militants (including the elderly, women and children) are kept for the purpose of blackmailing them. In particular, the father and wife of Dokka Umarov, and seven relatives of Aslan Maskhadov, who were released after the latter’s murder, were held there. The Chechen prosecutor's office opened a criminal case into the kidnapping of Maskhadov's relatives, but suspended it "due to the impossibility of bringing witnesses to justice as defendants." According to the Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation N.I. Shepel, “Maskhadov’s relatives were released as a result of a special operation organized by government forces.”
It is alleged that the second prison is located in the courtyard or in the immediate vicinity of Kadyrov’s house. The third prison is supposedly located on the southeastern outskirts of the village, in an area that residents claim is a base for Kadyrov’s men. It is also used to hold illegally kidnapped family members of militants.
On May 1, 2006, a delegation of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture attempted to inspect Tsentoroi, but were detained at the entrance to the village. The next day she was allowed into the village, but the incident was declared to be the willfulness of the police at the checkpoint; however, according to human rights activists, this gave Kadyrov time to cover his tracks.
In addition to the prisons in Tsentoroi, the report of the International Federation for Human Rights noted at least 10 more illegal prisons created and controlled by formations directly subordinate to Kadyrov - the so-called “Kadyrovtsy”. According to human rights activists, “one of the reasons for the existence of such a parallel system of detention is to obtain “confessions” and “evidence” through brutal beatings and torture, after which comes the official detention and execution of the persons concerned. A large number of such criminal cases are fabricated.”
Let's continue the track record.
The head of the Moscow Helsinki Group, Lyudmila Alekseeva, stated: I know that Kadyrov not only pursues a policy of kidnapping people who disappear without a trace, or who are then found dead with signs of torture, or are imprisoned on trumped-up charges, I know that he himself took part in torture and murder.
In a joint statement by Russian human rights activists, Kadyrov is accused, in addition to human rights violations, of creating a totalitarian regime. Some human rights activists argued that the operations carried out by armed forces subordinate to Kadyrov were accompanied by serious violations of human rights. According to the same data, “the civilian population of Chechnya fears this group (Kadyrov’s men) most of all - even more than federal employees”; The Kadyrovtsy formations themselves consist, to a large extent, of individuals who committed criminal and economic crimes in Chechnya during the interwar period.
This is what human rights activists say. They are soft people. They express themselves politically correctly. Serious violations of human rights in Chechnya are called in Russian rampant crime, wildest corruption, a violation of all principles of the Constitution of the Russian Federation.
Violation of the principles of secularism of the state alone is worth something. De facto in Chechnya there is Sharia law.
If a woman walks, if a man walks with her, then they are both killed , Kadyrov said, talking with reporters. And they really kill, and kidnap, and rape. A woman in Chechnya cannot go outside with her head uncovered. Let me remind you that this is the 21st century and Chechnya is part of Russia. If Chechnya separated from the Russian Federation, then please do whatever you want, even introduce slavery - these are the problems of your sovereign state. But I repeat once again, Chechnya is part of Russia - and Russian laws should apply in it, not Sharia!
But why would Chechnya secede? Where else will Kadyrov raise money for the “restoration” of the republic if not from the Russian budget? That is, thousands of Russian soldiers who died in Chechnya for the restoration of law and order on its territory were betrayed by their leaders and presidents, since in Chechnya as a result of two wars it was not Sharia that triumphed, but Kadyrov’s criminal-pseudo-Islamic regime.
And who is the president of Chechnya after this? Is it really a hero? And who is the President of Russia after this, if such a person heads one of the subjects of the federation?
A thief should sit in jail. A killer even more so. Mr. President Medvedev, remember your law school studies!
First Deputy Prime Minister of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov became the youngest hero of Russia among Chechen politicians. Russian soldiers who fought in Chechnya in two campaigns, for individual merits, and at the same time posthumously, received stars at the age of 23, and among the living and dead Chechens there were no 28-year-old heroes.
In general, there were three heroes among the Chechen “authorities” before Kadyrov Jr. These are the former field commander Dzhabrail Yamadayev, blown up by the Basayevites on a sofa in Dyshne-Vedeno, the former field commander Akhmad Kadyrov, blown up by the Basayevites at the Dynamo stadium, and the former field commander Ruslan Yamadayev (Dzhabrail’s brother), who was not blown up largely because he sits in State Duma, where he represents the United Russia party. The first two are posthumous, the last is lifetime.
The Kremlin press service announced the awarding of a high rank to Kadyrov’s son in the same wording that it announced the awarding of the other three Chechens. “The title of Hero of Russia was awarded to Ramzan Kadyrov for the courage and heroism shown in the performance of his official duty,” the press service said in a statement. It should be noted that in the case of Kadyrov Jr., as well as in the story of the awarding of Ruslan Yamadayev, the specific reason for the award is difficult to guess. Brother Yamadayev was awarded for a long and sometimes successful hunt for Basayevites in the Vedeno region, Kadyrov Sr. for leading the pro-Russian part of the Chechens, and Ruslan Yamadayev and Kadyrov Jr., apparently, “according to the totality of their merits.”
Gazeta.Ru tried to find out what is hidden behind the official phrase “execution of official duty” in the statute on awarding Kadyrov. The press service of the young hero said that it is impossible to count the specific time period from which Ramzan began to save his homeland. “And on the battlefields he showed himself in the fight against international terrorism and followers of Wahhabism, and as one of the leaders of the government,” recalled the press service employee. “He successfully copes with work in the social sphere, manages the Kadyrov relief fund, helps those who lost their relatives in the war, took upon himself the construction of a gas pipeline in the Vedeno region, and a road will be built there.”
Kadyrov Jr. himself does not remember the gas pipeline and the road, but believes that he received a star for the fight against Basayev.
“I pray to the Almighty that he will bring me together on the same narrow path with Basayev, and no matter what it costs me, I will do everything to ensure that this man no longer terrorizes the people,” Kadyrov revealed his dream today. He also stated that at present he considers the main task to be to establish the location and capture of the terrorist leaders - Maskhadov and Basayev.
By the way, Kadyrov will be holding in his hands the second star of the hero in his life. In the spring, Putin already presented him with an award for his deceased father. Ramzan’s career rise began, cynically as it may seem, after the death of his father at the Dynamo stadium. Before the death of Akhmad Kadyrov, his son was better known as one of the leaders of his father’s so-called security service; in fact, he was his assistant. On the day of Akhmad Kadyrov's death, appointed acting... O. President Sergei Abramov announced the appointment of Ramzan as first deputy prime minister of the Chechen government. Until the start of the election race, Ramzan was considered one of the main contenders for the post of President of Chechnya, but his age prevented him from taking this post. According to the constitution of Chechnya, a person who has reached 30 years of age can become the president of Chechnya. Ramzan was 27 at that time. As a result, the Kadyrovs’ protege Alu Alkhanov (by the way, he only has the Order of Courage) became president, and Kadyrov Jr. was assigned to him with the rank of deputy prime minister and head of the largest paramilitary group in Chechnya - "Kadyrov's security services."
This security service is generally the main advantage and the main drawback in the combat biography of Kadyrov Jr.
He himself is confident that his police are fruitfully fighting the militants, and human rights activists in Russia and Europe consider Kadyrov’s detachments to be the same “gangs” as Basayev’s. That’s why human rights activists today were unpleasantly stunned by Kadyrov’s award. Tatyana Lokshina of the International Helsinki Group said in an interview with Reuters that such an award “discredits the Hero of Russia award itself.” “If Russia has such heroes, it is difficult to say to what extent our state has sunk,” Lokshina noted.
Kadyrov’s opponents in Chechnya advise the son of the late president not to rejoice ahead of time, since awarding a Chechen a hero’s star, in their opinion, is “a bad sign.” One of the assistants to the failed presidential candidate of the Chechen Republic, Malik Saidullaev, commented on Kadyrov’s award to Gazeta.Ru: “Let’s remember how many days before his death his father received the star.”
Ramzan Akhmatovich Kadyrov turns 35 years old - this is not just a milestone date, it is also the age at which, according to the Constitution, one can be elected president (and his election website is already ready - http://kadyrov2012.org). And although the next president has already seemingly been named, nothing can be certain yet. In any case, even a cursory study of the biography of Ramzan Kadyrov allows one to be convinced that no one personifies modern Russia better than him. Putin is still a hero of the past, he came to power when Russia was establishing its own rules in Chechnya, and today is the time of Ramzan, when Russia itself lives according to the Chechen rules.
Ramzan is a modest guy. He doesn't want unnecessary attention to himself. But what to do with those who certainly want to rejoice, dance, and celebrate on October 5, his birthday. After all, the whole of Grozny is walking! Well, in general, we had to make this date a city day. And it’s also somehow inconvenient. But everyone still knows that this holiday is in honor of Ramzan. In honor of him, actors Kevin Costner and Eva Mendes, violinist Vanessa May are expected in Grozny tomorrow, Shakira was supposed to, but she couldn’t, she probably got sick. Ramzan generally has many friends, either Mike Tyson will fly to him, or Diego Maradona, to say nothing of Russian stars like Kirkorov, Dima Bilan and Kseni Sobchak. Evil tongues write that Tyson's visit cost 2 million dollars, and Maradona's - 1 million euros. Nonsense, where did Ramzan get that kind of money? According to the latest income statement, his earnings are 4 million rubles a year (this would have to be saved for 10 years to play against Diego Armando). However, today Ramzan himself dotted all the i’s. To the journalist’s question “Where does the money come from?” he replied: “Allah gives. Don't know. They come from somewhere."
Not only Chechnya, but the whole country will celebrate today. Federal news releases are dedicated to Kadyrov’s birthday, and Oksana Pushkina will host a separate talk show in his honor. In a word, Ramzan is a hero on an all-Russian scale. And this is not surprising.
Ramzan is our answer to the American dream. In America, to become a star, you have to invent Windows. In Russia, this path does not work; here, a scientist will either immediately set sail somewhere in the West, like our Nobel laureates Geim and Novoselov, or lock himself in his apartment forever, like the mathematician Perelman. Is this an example to follow? No, the real hero’s path follows completely different paths.
At the age of 17, Ramzan and his father fought against Russia under the leadership of Shamil Basayev (here they are next to each other in the photo). While still very young, Ramzan could learn a lot from the experienced Basayev. And not only military affairs, by the way. Isn’t it from Basayev, for example, that he has such a passion for football? Ramzan not only played with Maradona, he is also the head of the Chechen Football Federation - the same post was held by Basayev in the late 90s.
Kadyrov's path is the path of glory. Is there at least one other such case when a combatant receives the title of hero first of one side, and then of the enemy side? But Kadyrov did it! In 1997, he was awarded the title of Hero of Ichkeria (which, however, his press service modestly denies), and already in 2004, by decree of President Vladimir Putin, “for the courage and heroism shown in the line of duty,” Ramzan Kadyrov was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation .
But Kadyrov is not just a Hero of Russia. Kadyrov is a hero among heroes. In an unequal struggle, all his opponents, other Heroes of Russia, disappeared. First, in 2008, on the Smolenskaya embankment, opposite the White House, State Duma deputy Ruslan Yamadayev was shot, and six months later, in 2009, in Dubai, his brother, the commander of the Vostok battalion, Sulim Yamadayev, was mortally wounded in the back. Dubai, by the way, is not the limit; Kadyrov’s ex-guard Umar Israilov (the one who testified about his personal participation in torture) was shot in the center of Europe in Vienna. It’s impossible to list them all; Kadyrov has no living enemies left. But many new friends appeared. Like, for example, the main Russian nationalists Demushkin and Belov-Potkin, who, at the personal invitation of Ramzan, visited Grozny and returned from there as convinced Kadyrovites. There is no other way to return from Grozny.
Kadyrov, as befits a true hero of our time, confronts the difficulties of fate, and the fate of Chechnya is still difficult. The republic is in penultimate place in terms of GDP per capita (worse only in Ingushetia), unemployment is 35.8% (usually such unemployment in countries leads to revolutions). But even in such a difficult situation, Ramzan did not break, he cut his way to success. Just look at his collection of cars: there is a LamborghiniReventon (1 million euros), a Ferrari Testarossa (300 thousand euros), a RollsRoyce DropheadCoupe (about 500 thousand euros), a Ferrari F430 Scuderia (more than 200 thousand euros) and many, many others. cars (not counting 40 PorsheCayenn in the motorcade with a total value of about 3 million euros). He also has horses, the cost of which is comparable to the cars mentioned above. Everything they say about restoration in Chechnya is true. Well, maybe not all of Chechnya yet, but he turned his native village of Tsentoroi into a little Switzerland.
But it’s not personal wealth that real heroes need; the main thing is, of course, people’s love. Even Kim Jong Il would always envy the 100% results of voting in support of Kadyrov, no matter what topics these voting were on. Posters, banners, television news - everywhere only about Kadyrov, as if it were his birthday every day. Various authors, such as Stanislav Dmitrievsky, for example, write that this is not love, but panic fear. But if they are afraid, it means they respect you.
There is a reason to respect Kadyrov. Well, even, for example, for achievements in the field of science. In 2006, he became a candidate of economic sciences, defending his dissertation on the topic “Optimal management of contractual relations between the main participants in construction production.” Kadyrov and honorary academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, the same academy where Petrik, Onishchenko, Fomenko and Barshchevsky are.
Kadyrov also has a great sense of humor. And very original. Here, for example, is what he said about the future Russian president: “My idol is Putin. He is both Chechen and Russian. And he gave us everything on this earth." Still, it’s not for nothing that Ramzan heads the Chechen KVN league. Vladislav Surkov, a Chechen by origin, is obviously familiar with this type of humor; in any case, during his last visit to Chechnya, he called Putin the messenger of God on earth.
But no matter how much Kadyrov says that he wants to see Putin as president for life, it is obvious that the best candidate is himself. Kadyrov is more Putin-like in every aspect than Putin himself.
Well, even if Vladimir Vladimirovich is the president, everyone still knows who the real boss is in the country. Ask anyone who drives around Moscow with KRA series license plates.