Ramzan Kadyrov has positioned himself as "Putin's Foot Soldier," a title he wears with pride to signify his absolute personal ...

More than three years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, two films premiering in the Venice Days sidebar of the Venice Film Festival explore a different conflict that embroiled ...

“Memory,” Vladlena Sandu’s war-themed drama that will open Venice Days, has been boarded by Paris-based Loco Films ahead of its world premiere on the Lido. A personal project, “Memory” is a feature ...

Perhaps all wars inevitably descend into a fog of falsehood, propaganda and mythmaking, but the 10-year cycle of rebellion and counterinsurgency in Chechnya has proven to be particularly resistant to ...

MOSCOW — Chechen guerrillas who took over a theater here in mid-performance shot a woman to death, authorities said Thursday, increasing fears for the safety of about 700 remaining hostages. But in a ...

GALASHKI, Russia -- It wasn't until the next day that they found his pale, blue body, buried in a shallow but carefully disguised grave. His teeth had been shattered, his jaw broken, his nose smashed, ...

More than three years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, two films premiering in the Venice Days sidebar of the Venice Film Festival explore a different conflict that embroiled ...