Even at temperatures of minus 6 degrees Celsius (21 degrees Fahrenheit), workers are to be seen on the scaffolds of innumerable construction sites. Schools and hospitals are being built, and in the city center, the evening sun reflects off the windows of futuristic-looking apartment buildings.
The Chechen state university once again has around 16,000 students who are studying towards some 70 different professions. Russian cell phone providers are tapping into the Chechen market, promoting a calling plan that parents can use around the clock to reassure themselves that their children are well. Companies are courting customers who, just a few years ago, camped out in the cellars of a ruined wasteland. At long last, civilian life is returning to Grozny. More...
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