Russia's atrocities in Chechnya go back to the 19th century, when the diminutive but oil-rich region was annexed to the Czarist Empire after a bloody campaign of colonization.
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车臣的语言和文化都被压制了。
The Chechen language and culture were suppressed.
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普京为自己平定了车臣而感到自豪。
Mr Putin prides himself on having pacified Chechnya.