18:54, 3 September 2023

Chechen historian, Mairbek Vachagaev*, put on list of foreign agents

Mairbek Vachagaev. Screenshot of the post on Vachagaev's Telegram channel https://t.me/s/mairbekv

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of Russia has entered Mairbek Vachagaev*, a Chechen historian and journalist, into the register of foreign agents.

The MoJ's website notes that Vachagaev* "took part in the creation and spread of foreign agents' messages and materials among an unlimited circle of people," and also "carried out activities aimed at forming anti-Russian views." It is also indicated that Vachagaev* "lives outside the Russian Federation."

Mairbek Vachagaev* is a Candidate of Historical Sciences, author of books and articles about the Caucasian War, history of Chechnya and Islam. In 1998 he was the press secretary of Aslan Maskhadov; in 1999, he was arrested on charges of illegal possession of weapons; and in 2000, he was amnestied. After that, he left Russia. Since 2014, he has been a co-editor of the historical and political magazine "Caucasus Survey", published in the Netherlands, the "Kavkaz.Realii"* project has reported.

*Included by the Russian Ministry of Justice (MoJ) into the register of foreign agents.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on September 2, 2023 at 03:27 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

Source: Caucasian Knot