30th Anniversary of Khasavyurt Accords Highlights Historical Narrative Shift in Russia

The 30th anniversary of the 1996 Khasavyurt Accords marks the end of the First Chechen War, a period now officially framed by the Kremlin as a national humiliation. The accords, which granted de facto independence to Chechnya, were subsequently nullified under Vladimir Putin's administration to consolidate federal control. This retrospective analysis underscores the divergence between post-Soviet liberalizing trends and the current state-centric historical narrative.