Chronicle of the bloodiest and most painful war of modern Russia from military historian Yevgeny Norin. One of the first fundamental works on the Chechen war: the course of tragic events was restored with the involvement of the widest possible range of sources. This war has left too many questions. This book is the first step to providing answers to them. The publication is illustrated with unique photographs of the military commander Alexander Nemenov. Many pictures have never been published before.