Drolet-Duguay, Mathieu2023-05-022023-05-0220232023-05-01http://hdl.handle.net/1828/15099This thesis examines the long-standing colonial relationship between Russia and the Northern Caucasus, more specifically in Chechnya. Arching back to Imperial Russia, this thesis seeks to connect the Russo-Chechen conflicts marking the end of the Soviet period and the inauguration of the new Russian Federation with a long standing legacy of colonial violence. In parallel, this thesis discusses the changing role of Islam in the Chechen anti-colonial struggle and in the current arrangement between the Kremlin and Ramzan Kadyrov, who now ruthlessly protects Russia’s interests in Chechnya.enAvailable to the World Wide WebRussiaChechnyaColonialismThesis