2. Chechnya: daily life After two Chechen brothers were named
in connectionwith the Boston Marathon bombings, Reutersphotographer
Maxim Shemetov took this collection ofimages titled "Inside Modern
Chechnya" showing daily lifein a country now in the forefront of
the news in andaround the capital of Grozny. Lloyd Young ( 28
photostotal) Source : www.boston.comMay 16, 2013 2
3. Members of a Chechen dance group pose forphotographers at a
government-organized eventmarking Chechen language day in the
center of theChechen capital Grozny on April 25.
(MaximShemetov/Reuters)May 16, 2013 3
4. An aerial view shows the center ofthe Chechen capital of
Grozny onApril 29. (MaximShemetov/Reuters) #May 16, 2013 4
5. Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov,center, watches as men load up
acannon during a government-organizedevent marking Chechen language
dayin the center of the Chechen capital onApril 25. (Maxim
Shemetov/Reuters) #May 16, 2013 5
6. A police car drives along a street in the center ofGrozny on
April 22. (Maxim Shemetov/Reuters) #May 16, 2013 6
7. Muslim men arrive for Friday prayers at the centralmosque in
the Chechen capital of Grozny on April 26.(Maxim Shemetov/Reuters)
#May 16, 2013 7
8. Anzor and Salakhutdin, students at the RussianIslamic
University, pray in their flat in Grozny onApril 23. (Maxim
Shemetov/Reuters) #May 16, 2013 8
9. Chechen women chat in a cafein the center of Grozny on
April23. (MaximShemetov/Reuters) #May 16, 2013 9
10. A car drives past horses, standing at the edge ofa road,
outside the Chechen capital of Grozny onApril 24. (Maxim
Shemetov/Reuters) #May 16, 2013 10
11. Cars drive along the road outside Chiri-Yurt, the
villagewhere the Tsarnaev family has its roots, in Chechnya,Russia
on April 29. (Maxim Shemetov/Reuters) #May 16, 2013 11
12. The Heart of Chechnya mosque is seen in the Chechencapital
on April 27. (Maxim Shemetov/Reuters) #May 16, 2013 12
13. Boys play soccer on the outskirts of Grozny onApril 27.
(Maxim Shemetov/Reuters) #May 16, 2013 13
14. Muslim men wait for Friday prayers in the Heartof Chechnya
Mosque in Grozny on April 26.(Maxim Shemetov/Reuters) #May 16, 2013
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15. An employee of a memorialcomplex devoted to formerChechen
leader AkhmadKadyrov signs documents in theChechen capital on April
26.(Maxim Shemetov/Reuters) #May 16, 2013 15
16. Students attend a lesson at theRussian Islamic University
in theChechen capital of Grozny on April23. (Maxim
Shemetov/Reuters) #May 16, 2013 16
17. Students attend a lesson inSharia law at the RussianIslamic
University on April 23.(Maxim Shemetov/Reuters) #May 16, 2013
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18. Terek Grozny fans support their team duringa soccer match
against Amkar Perm at theAkhmad Arena stadium in Grozny on April27.
(Maxim Shemetov/Reuters) #May 16, 2013 18
19. Participants in a local mixfight competitionwrestle in the
ring, with a portrait of formerChechen leader Akhmad Kadyrov in
thebackground in the village of Goryachevodsk onApril 24. (Maxim
Shemetov/Reuters) #May 16, 2013 19
20. A young Chechen man looks out of a car in frontof a
building that bears the slogan: "Ramzan,thank you for Grozny!" in
the Chechen capital onApril 22. (Maxim Shemetov/Reuters) #May 16,
2013 20
21. A boy walks along the street in Chiri-Yurt, the
villagewhere the Tsarnaev family has its roots, in Chechnya,Russia
on April 29. (Maxim Shemetov/Reuters) #May 16, 2013 21
22. People wait for a bus outside Chiri-Yurt, the villagewhere
the Tsarnaev family has its roots, in Chechnya,Russia. (Maxim
Shemetov/Reuters) #May 16, 2013 22
23. Guests dance at a wedding in the Chechencapital on April
24. (MaximShemetov/Reuters) #May 16, 2013 23
24. Women watch dancing at a wedding partyin Grozny on April
24(MaximShemetov/Reuters) #May 16, 2013 24
25. Special forces officers stand guard during a
government-organized event marking Chechen language day in
thecenter of the Chechen capital of Grozny on April 25.(Maxim
Shemetov/Reuters) #May 16, 2013 25
26. Members of a youth club supporting formerChechen leader
Akhmad Kadyrov (printed onflag) march along a street during a rally
in thecenter of the Chechen capital of Grozny on April25. (Maxim
Shemetov/Reuters) #May 16, 2013 26
27. A policeman wears a ring showing the Islamic symbol ofthe
star and crescent, in the Chechen village of Itum-Kale April on 29.
(Maxim Shemetov/Reuters) #May 16, 2013 27
28. A group of young Chechen men hang out on astreet corner in
the center of the Chechen capitalof Grozny on April 29.
(MaximShemetov/Reuters) #May 16, 2013 28
29. A Muslim man prays in the Heart of ChechnyaMosque in Grozny
on April 26. (MaximShemetov/Reuters) #May 16, 2013 29
30. Girls play on swings in a playground inthe Chechen capital
of Grozny on April29. (Maxim Shemetov/Reuters) #May 16, 2013
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31. A car is parked outside a market in the centre of
theChechen capital Grozny April 27, 2013.REUTERS/Maxim
ShemetovPlayers from a local football club Laman Az formed
bylandmine victims, with assistance from local NGO LamanAz, look on
during a practice match in a sports hall in theChechen capital
Grozny November 8, 2011.REUTERS/Diana MarkosianMay 16, 2013 31
32. Women pass by the Heart of Chechnya mosque in Groznyin
Chechnya, April 22, 2013.REUTERS/Maxim ShemetovA young woman tries
on a wedding dress in an upmarketwedding salon in Grozny March 10,
2011.REUTERS/Diana MarkosianA student attends a lesson in Sharia
law at the Russian IslamicUniversity in the Chechen capital Grozny
April 23, 2013.REUTERS/Maxim ShemetovA woman stands near the
Eternal Flame inGrozny in Chechnya, April 22, 2013.REUTERS/Maxim
ShemetovMay 16, 2013 32
33. Children run past posters of Russian President, Vladimir
Putin,and former Chechen leader, Akhmad Kadyrov, at the AkhmadArena
in Grozny April 27, 2013.REUTERS/Maxim ShemetovChildren play
outside a school in the Chechencapital of Grozny September 21,
2012.REUTERS/StringerTerek Grozny fans support their team during a
soccer matchagainst Amkar Perm at the Akhmad Arena stadium in
theChechen capital Grozny April 27, 2013.REUTERS/Maxim ShemetovMay
16, 2013 33
34. President of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, dressed in
thenational costume, dances as part of The Day Of ChechenLanguage
celebrations in Grozny April 25, 2010.REUTERS/S.DalPatients consult
Islamic healer Timur Chamaev atthe Islamic Medical Centre in the
Chechen capitalof Grozny July 20, 2011.REUTERS/StringerMay 16, 2013
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35. A Russian soldier lights a cigarette inthe Chechen capital
of Grozny in this1995 file photo -Shakh Aivazov-AP)Residents of the
capital Grozny walk past thedestroyed presidential palace weeks
after the1994 Russian campaign to blockindependenceRussian troops
march in downtownGrozny, Feb.10, 2000. -APSome 100,000 people are
thought to havedied in the 20-month war in 1994May 16, 2013 35
36. Grozny rebuil_ The capital, pictured in 2012,was
reconstructed after being flattened byRussian bombardment in
1994The skyscrapers of the Grozny citycomplex are seen in the
Chechencapital Grozny April 27, 2013.REUTERS/Maxim ShemetovWomen
sweep a road in front of a mosque in Grozny, the capital ofthe
Russias Caucasus republic of Chechnya May 9, 2008.REUTERS/Said
TsarnayevCars drive along Akhmad Kadyrov Avenue, with the Heart
ofChechnya mosque and skyscrapers in the background in theChechen
capital Grozny April 27, 2013.REUTERS/Maxim ShemetovMay 16, 2013
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