The Caucasus is a region, which is located between the Caspian and the Black Sea. The Caucasus is a compact and diverse region. The Caucasus is divided into north and South, North Caucasus have 7 republics, which are North Ossetia, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Adygea, Dagestan Chechnya and Karachay–Cherkessia. South Caucasus has three independent republics, which are Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan Small States. The 7 republics in North Caucasus are part of the Russian Federation. Most people
Chechnya The Continuing Conflict Chechnya is situated in the Caucasus Mountains, between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. It is surrounded by Dagestan to the east, Georgia and South Ossetia to the south, Russia to the north and North Ossetia in the west. Chechnya is rich in mineral oil and produced twenty million tons per year before the disintegration of the Soviet Union. The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 created the opportunity for the Russian provinces to declare their independence
Georgia. It is generally a moderate and Mediterranean-like in the west near the Black Sea coast and extremely cold winters in the mountains. The Greater Caucasus Mountain Range plays an important role in moderating Georgia's climate and protects the nation from the colder air masses moving out of Russia from the north. While the Lesser Caucasus Mountains protect the majority of the country from the dry and hot air masses from the south. Also Georgia’s eastern plains are shielded by these mountains
concentrated more on the battle occurring in the Caucasus and the forces there needed supplies as well. So then, while the majority of the supplies would be sent to the Caucasus, in Stalingrad the forces received more supplies as well but not as much or as quickly as the Soviets. As a result, the Soviets began to outnumber and over power the Germans. Soon afterwards, the Germans forces in the Caucasus started to penetrate deeply into the Caucasus and on the contrary, the forces at Stalingrad made
These were the operations for capturing the Caucasus and then Stalingrad in that order respectively. Since German forces were split up, it gave a chance to the Soviets to escape being encompassed and allowed them to retreat to the east. As army group A was making progress into entering the Caucasus, group B was slowly making progress into Stalingrad. Hitler then switched Gen. Hermann Hoth from group B to group A in order to assist in the taking of the Caucasus. Joseph Stalin, along with Soviet forces
The National Anthem Of Chechnya Death or Freedom came onto this earth when the wolf cubs began to whine under the she-wolf’s feet. Our names were picked for us at day-break while the lion roared. Our gentle mothers nurtured us in our eagle nests. And our fathers taught us to tame the oxen of the forests. Our mothers dedicated us to our Nation and our Homeland. And we shall rise up to the last one if our nation needs us. We grew up free as the eagles, princes of the mountains. There is no threshold
different religious orthodoxy, divided by religious ground, and the Ottomans were Sunni while the Safavid were Shia. A series of military conflicts ensued for centuries during which the two empires competed for control over eastern Anatolia, the Caucasus and Iraq. Ottoman–Safavid War of 1532–1555 The main cause of this war was a territorial dispute, especially when the Bay of Bitlis decided to put himself under Persian protection. The ottoman led by Suleiman and
Shakespeare is known for his eloquent word choice and illusive images, and Titus Andronicus is no exception to that. Titus Andronicus being focused around blood, rape and murder, has to be conveyed in a very specific way to promote the concise narrative Shakespeare imagined. More specifically as shown in act 2 scene 1, Shakespeare makes sure the reader knows the background behind Tamora and Aarons complex relationship. In this monologue Aaron addresses Tamora and his love for her using images, cultural
of people. The Armenians are from the Caucasus region of Eurasia and they have resided there for about 3,000 years.The Armenian Empire were one of the first countries to declare their official religion into Christianity.(History.com par 2) The empire was successful economically and education-wise even under the control of the Ottoman Empire years later. The Ottomans would later get jealous
heaven, Earth, Olympus, and Mt. Caucasus. The time period is that of when there were only the (Greek) gods, and no men on earth, and none of the animals seemed worthy to rule the rest. II. Point of View: Omniscient point of view III. Characters: Zeus - Zeus is the ruler of the universe. At one point in the story Zeus was Jealous of others' powers. Zeus also had a bad temper and was mad at Prometheus for stealing heavens fire and chained Prometheus high on Mt. Caucasus, forever. He is one of 2 antagonists
Background The battle of Stalingrad was one of the bloodiest and massive battles of World War 2. On June 22, 1941, over two and a half million Russians had been killed,wounded or captured by Germans within one month. Many Russian and German soldiers were killed. The next year, in 1943, another German offensive was launched especially around the approaches of Stalingrad. Stalingrad was almost completely destroyed by the German sixth Army. That was the near end for Germany, but it took several months
Croats, Bosnians, Slovenes, Macedonians, and Montenegrins).” Hitler also attacked the Soviet Union to seize the oil reserves of the caucasus and the agricultural resources of Soviet territories. The Wehrmacht employed some 600,000 motor vehicles, and between 600,000 and 700,000 horses. According to Britannica “They called all this “Operation Barbarossa.” The Caucasus is a region located at the border Europe and Asia, situated between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. This was the largest invasion
Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. The realm that is Russia is further divided into eight regions including the Far East, Siberia, Northwest, Urals, Greater Volga, Central Russia, Black Earth, and North Caucasus. There are several mountain ranges in the Russian realm. Perhaps the most prominent and important mountain range is the Ural mountain range. The Urals basically divide Russia into two parts: the area east of the Urals, known as European Russia, and
with the standard of education, he returned in the middle of his studies back to Yasnaya Polyana, and then spent much of his time in Moscow and St. Petersburg. After contracting heavy gambling debts, Tolstoy accompanied his older brother to the Caucasus in 1851, and joined an artillery regiment. In the 1850s Tolstoy also began his literary career, publishing the autobiographical trilogy Childhood, Boyhood, and Youth. During the Crimean War, Tolstoy commanded a battery, and was at the siege of
turning point in the Second World War. By successfully defending the city of Stalingrad the Soviet Union were able to deny Hitler his summer 1942 objective of paralysing the Soviet war effort by interrupting Russian oil supplies and seizing the Caucasus oil fields. This achievement was made possible through the stubborn and ferocious resistance of the Red Army within the confines of Stalingrad and the meticulously planned counteroffensive which led to the encirclement of the entire 6th army outside
right beyond that. Hitler had already depleted much of his army in Operation Barbarossa, in which a large fraction of troops was sent to capture European Russia, mainly Moscow(Willmott, Messenger, and Cross 102). Hitler sent his troops into the Caucasus Region of Russia to attack Stalingrad in the summer of 1942, underestimating the Russian defensive effort. Stalin of Russia sent in millions of troops whom destroyed the German army and had them officially surrender on January 31, 1943. The results
More the seven decades has passed from the end of the Stalingrad battle, one of the greatest military battles in history between Soviet Union and Nazi Germany. By importance, the numbers of participants, horrendous casualties, and dreadful consequences, Stalingrad who first called Caricin , now Volgograd , more than any other clash in history had an influence on the destiny of mankind. Fought from summer of 1942 until February 1943, this battle represents a turning point of World War II and the
Lanham Tyler Lanham Mrs Culler H period 5-9-14 Inside The Life of Genghis Khan In 1162-1227, the time of Genghis Khan, the world in the eastern hemisphere was greatly changing. Genghis Khan spent a large portion of his life exploring, conquering, and expanding throughout Asia, leaving an extensive legacy behind. Mongolian warrior and ruthless leader, Genghis Khan created the largest empire in the world by destroying individual tribes and clans in northeast Asia, and in turn unified the tribes in
Prometheus Prometheus, the Titan of Greek mythology, was considered to be the most important Titan ever in all the myths. He helped the human race tremendously in his efforts to sustain an easier lifestyle. Mankind had great respect for him because of his advantages and gifts or abilities he gave them. Also, his battle against Zeus as a result of his love for man was very much appreciated. Prometheus was one of the most interesting Greek mythology figures in his time. He was a very kind, loving
Conflict is a state of open often prolonged fighting such as the battle or war. They can be things as harmless a small argument or something as big and devastating as a war. Conflict plays into a lot of our lives and exists throughout all time, and does not just pertain to any one such area. Although there are many types of conflict, religion is the biggest source of conflict, many disputes are caused by people's religious beliefs because we all tend to believe differently than one another, and that