Literatul sangeros
The Bloody Intellectual
Author(s): Nathalie NougayredeSubject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Institutul Cultural Român
Keywords: Shamil Bassajev; terrorist attacks in Russia; Tchetchnian guerilla.
Summary/Abstract: The text is a portrait of Shamil Bassajev, a controversial figure of the recent Tchetchnian history, marked by violence and atrocities. A self-educated man, Bassajev is the grey eminence who planned and carried out several bloody terrorist attacks in Russia, thus acquiring both an embarrassing reputation among his co-nationals and a heroic aura among the Tchetchnian youth. For the Russian, he is the most feared Enemy of the country.
Journal: Lettre Internationale - Ediţia română
- Issue Year: 2005
- Issue No: 53
- Page Range: 3-5
- Page Count: 3
- Language: Romanian
