Boris Nemtsov, who is of course an opponent of V.V. Putin, claims:

One of the biggest myths perpetrated by Vladimir Putin’s propaganda machine is that during his 10-year rule over Russia, the former president and current prime minister succeeded in “pacifying” the North Caucasus. Nothing could be further from the truth. What we are witnessing today is the start of the third Caucasus war in 15 years, following the two Chechen wars of 1994 and 1999.

Confucius, Œc. Vol.

Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu.