1. 1. source : boston.com , reuters.compps: chieuquetoi,bachkienMay 16, 2013 1
2. 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. 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. 4. An aerial view shows the center ofthe Chechen capital of Grozny onApril 29. (MaximShemetov/Reuters) #May 16, 2013 4
5. 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. 6. A police car drives along a street in the center ofGrozny on April 22. (Maxim Shemetov/Reuters) #May 16, 2013 6
7. 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. 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. 9. Chechen women chat in a cafein the center of Grozny on April23. (MaximShemetov/Reuters) #May 16, 2013 9
10. 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. 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. 12. The Heart of Chechnya mosque is seen in the Chechencapital on April 27. (Maxim Shemetov/Reuters) #May 16, 2013 12
13. 13. Boys play soccer on the outskirts of Grozny onApril 27. (Maxim Shemetov/Reuters) #May 16, 2013 13
14. 14. Muslim men wait for Friday prayers in the Heartof Chechnya Mosque in Grozny on April 26.(Maxim Shemetov/Reuters) #May 16, 2013 14
15. 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. 16. Students attend a lesson at theRussian Islamic University in theChechen capital of Grozny on April23. (Maxim Shemetov/Reuters) #May 16, 2013 16
17. 17. Students attend a lesson inSharia law at the RussianIslamic University on April 23.(Maxim Shemetov/Reuters) #May 16, 2013 17
18. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 23. Guests dance at a wedding in the Chechencapital on April 24. (MaximShemetov/Reuters) #May 16, 2013 23
24. 24. Women watch dancing at a wedding partyin Grozny on April 24(MaximShemetov/Reuters) #May 16, 2013 24
25. 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. 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. 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. 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. 29. A Muslim man prays in the Heart of ChechnyaMosque in Grozny on April 26. (MaximShemetov/Reuters) #May 16, 2013 29
30. 30. Girls play on swings in a playground inthe Chechen capital of Grozny on April29. (Maxim Shemetov/Reuters) #May 16, 2013 30
31. 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. 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. 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. 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 34
35. 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. 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 36
37. 37. source : boston.com , reuters.compps: chieuquetoi,bachkienMay 16, 2013 37