[Valin]

You left out the invasions into southern Russia, like Buddenovsk.

If you look you'll see I did say A short simple Timeline.
As for me my point is Russia is not and hasn't been pure as the driven snow in regards to Chechnya or this region in general.
And their are those of us who don't see Putin as the George Washington of the new Russia.

[Destro]

Putin is not G. Washington - nor is he Stalin, Lenin or Ivan the Terrible. DeGaulle? Maybe for now? A future Pinochet or Franco? Maybe. That would not be too bad at all, I recon.