Caucasian people - from peace to holy wars of Caucasus

It shows the antique pictures of Caucasian peoples of Caucasus mountains. Caucasians peoples dominate the region of Caucasus mountains. Caucasian people have lived in the Caucasus for milleniums, but 250 years ago, they had a war against the Russian invaders. Ever since, the Caucasus was occupied by Russian, and the people of Caucasus struggle to get independence, today.

There is 3 Independent Caucasian countries :
1] Armenia
2] Azerbaijan
3] Georgia

People of the Caucasus :
Circassians, Chechens, Ossetians, Georgians, Kumyks, Ingush, Lezgins, Tats, Avars, Lazians, Abkhazians, Dagestanis, Balkarians, Cherkes, Azeris,
Armenians, Adyghes, Aguls, Dargins, Laks, Bats, Kists, Rutuls, Tabasarans, Udins, Archins, Svans, Mingrelians, Karachays, Cossacks, Nogais, Trukhmens,

All in one are called the Caucasians.

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My thoughts...

The Caucasus have been at war with the Russians over this land for over 300 years already the on-off going battles and the Russian aggression did not stop from their attacks on these dignified people till today.

Before Russia, before the USSR the czar's have begun a war they themselves couldn't handle and today they are still in this war.

The people of the Caucasus will not stop fighting for their land, as much as it hurts and as much that it costs. This land has owners and they will not give it up to anyone.

The First Chechen War 1994-1996 (Chechnya: How Russia Lost)

FREEDOM FIGHTERS

The First Chechen War also known as the War in Chechnya was fought between Russia and Chechnya from 1994 to 1996 and resulted in Chechnya's de facto independence from Russia as the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.

After the initial campaign of 1994--1995, culminating in the devastating Battle of Grozny, Russian federal forces attempted to control the mountainous area of Chechnya but were set back by Chechen guerrilla warfare and raids on the flatlands in spite of Russia's overwhelming manpower, weaponry, and air support. The resulting widespread demoralization of federal forces, and the almost universal opposition of the Russian public to the brutal conflict, led Boris Yeltsin's government to declare a ceasefire in 1996 and sign a peace treaty a year later.

The official figure for Russian military losses is 5,500, while most estimates put the number between 3,500 and 7,500, one as high as 14,000.[5] Although there are no accurate figures for the number of Chechen militants killed, the official Russian estimate puts the number at about 15,000. Chechen separatists claim no more than 3,000. Various figures estimate the number of civilian deaths between 50,000 - 100,000, and over 200,000 injured. More than 500,000 persons were displaced by the conflict,[6] as cities and villages across the republic were left in ruins.