A legend says that the ancestor of all Chechens – Nokhchuo – was born with a piece of iron in one hand and a piece of cheese in the other. “Grace seldom rests on places …

We share a summary of the book “Vainakh Ethics” on customs and traditions of Chechens by Edi Isaev. It  is an utmost important work.

In his formative monograph on abrechestvo, Yuri Botiakov argues that the abrek exists on the threshold dividing death from life.[1] He counter poses this view with Russian and Soviet ethnography’s traditional reading of abrechestvo, which …

“Desert Mirages”, a short story by famous Chechen writer Taisa Irs. It was the only one translated story of the 2008 Short Story Competition at ShortStoryRadio.com webpage.

Here you can find the list of well known or most used Chechen women names:

Here you can find the list of well known or most used Chechen men names: