Moscow Moves to Tighten Grip Over North Caucasus Republics – The Jamestown Foundation
(Source: resort-elbrus.ru) The economic crisis in the Russian Federation has resulted in the central government further tightening its control over the republics of the North Caucasus. Ingushetia now faces a loss of its financial autonomy. Similarly, the property rights for a key tourist enterprise in Kabardino-Balkaria have been handed over to a federally owned company.…