Presumably you’d blame the (two) Chechen wars on Islamists,
Why? I have no idea what started the wars. It’s nothing I have ever looked into.
but I’d be interested to hear the Russian version of this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Georgian_War
So would I. I often get the impression that the Caucasus are a snake-pit of contenting groups but I have never read a really coherent discussion pro–Russia or pro–Georgian or neutral about the confrontation.
