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According to the survey results, the majority of Azerbaijani residents would vote for the current president
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According to the survey results, the majority of Azerbaijani residents would vote for the current president
Published: 3 February 2024

97% of respondents would choose the current head of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev for the post of president, 1.2% - deputy Zahid Oruj, and 0.7% - deputy Fazil Mustafa. These are the results of a survey conducted by the American organization ORACLE ADVISORY GROUP together with the League for the Protection of Labor Rights of Citizens on the eve of the presidential elections in Azerbaijan.
A mixed martial arts fighter was killed in Dagestan
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A mixed martial arts fighter was killed in Dagestan
Published: 1 February 2024

Magomedrasul Mutaev was shot dead at the entrance to a house in Makhachkala. The deceased was engaged in martial arts at the martial arts school named after Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov.
The official rejected information about compulsory listening to the song “I am Russian” in schools in the North Caucasus
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The official rejected information about compulsory listening to the song “I am Russian” in schools in the North Caucasus
Published: 31 January 2024

Nowhere in the North Caucasian Federal District and Adygea is there and will not be a listening to the Shaman’s song “I am Russian” before lessons in schools. This was reported by the Deputy Minister of Education of Kabardino-Balkaria Ekaterina Misostova, rejecting the information that appeared earlier in the media.
Rosstat predicts population growth in the North Caucasus in 20 years
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Rosstat predicts population growth in the North Caucasus in 20 years
Published: 31 January 2024

Rosstat has published a forecast of the population of Russia by 2045. According to the document, in the next two decades the number of people in the Russian Federation will decrease at a rate of more than 500 thousand people per year.
On Kadyrov’s initiative, in the regions of the North Caucasian Federal District, schoolchildren will play the Shaman’s song “I am Russian” every day
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On Kadyrov’s initiative, in the regions of the North Caucasian Federal District, schoolchildren will play the Shaman’s song “I am Russian” every day
Published: 31 January 2024

From February 23, students in all schools in Chechnya, Karachay-Cherkessia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Adygea, North Ossetia, Ingushetia and Dagestan will listen to the song “I am Russian” by the pro-Kremlin singer Shaman every morning before classes.
The number of murders has increased in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic and Chechnya
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The number of murders has increased in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic and Chechnya
Published: 30 January 2024

In 2023, 35 murders were committed in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic. This is twice as much as in 2022 (14), reports the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.
Chechnya and Dagestan are named leaders in projected population growth
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Chechnya and Dagestan are named leaders in projected population growth
Published: 30 January 2024

Rosstat predicts that by 2046 the greatest population decline in absolute terms will be in Moscow and the Moscow region. The leaders in population growth in the future will be Chechnya (+601.4 thousand people), Dagestan (+509.6 thousand) and the Tyumen region (+223.3 thousand).
The senator and ex-head of the CBD became a co-owner of “Tasty – period”
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The senator and ex-head of the CBD became a co-owner of “Tasty – period”
Published: 29 January 2024

Member of the Federation Council, former head of Kabardino-Balkaria, billionaire Arsen Kanokov has a stake in the chain of cafes “Vkusno – period”, created on the basis of the American McDonald’s, which left the Russian Federation after the start of the “SVO”.
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Head of Chechnya Sets New Rules for Men's Beards and Women's Clothing
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Head of Chechnya Sets New Rules for Men's Beards and Women's Clothing
10 September 2026

Ramzan Kadyrov, the Head of the Chechen Republic, criticized the appearance of some Chechen youth during a meeting with the region's security officials. Specifically, he drew attention to young men sporting long beards and cropped trousers.
Supporters of Ichkeria held a rally in Vienna to mark the 35th anniversary of its declaration of independence
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Supporters of Ichkeria held a rally in Vienna to mark the 35th anniversary of its declaration of independence
7 September 2026

Supporters of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria gathered in Vienna on September 6 to mark the 35th anniversary of its declaration of independence. Representatives of public and political organizations, ethnic communities, activists, and members of the Ukrainian diaspora participated in the rally.
In Dagestan, the body of a drowned youth was found at a depth of 60 meters
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In Dagestan, the body of a drowned youth was found at a depth of 60 meters
6 September 2026

On September 6, rescuers discovered the body of a 20-year-old man who drowned on August 25 near the village of Shamilkala on the Irganay Reservoir in Dagestan. It is reported to be at a depth of approximately 60 meters. The body has not yet been recovered, as rescuers are awaiting additional equipment.
Expert Explains Why Moscow and Yerevan Take Incompatible Positions on a Referendum on Armenia’s EU Membership
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Expert Explains Why Moscow and Yerevan Take Incompatible Positions on a Referendum on Armenia’s EU Membership
5 September 2026

The meeting between Vladimir Putin and Nikol Pashinyan in Bishkek, as expected, failed to resolve the central contradiction in relations between Moscow and Yerevan: whether Armenia is prepared to make a final choice between Eurasian and European integration. According to Sergey Markedonov, a leading researcher at MGIMO’s Institute for International Studies, Moscow and Yerevan hold fundamentally different positions on whether Armenia should hold a referendum that could determine the country’s future foreign policy course.