Whites pacification of Chechnya in 1919

Stalinists love to praise their idol for "cruelty" against Chechens. They say, punish the evil Highlanders withered arm, "I did everything right". For the Russian people drank, chocks rein. Good in general.
Few people know that the notorious "deportation" was only part of a widespread practice - Russian Communists were moved to Central Asia, in the Russian city Mordovians Chechens now also affected. Eviction tribal natives here and there - a typical colonial policy, which was guided and comrade. Stalin. During a very humane resettlement in Kazakhstan (with doctors, contentment, lifting), the number of mountaineers grown, they have successfully established criminal control over new territories and has spread throughout the Union. Chechen dominance was so terrible that in the 90th Kazakhs (with the support of the local Russian) cut their polls. Such is the "genocide of Chechens».
Almost no one knows exactly what the Bolsheviks and gave the Chechens the opportunity to become bloodthirsty beasts. Before the revolution they sat quietly in their villages, and cried every sound remotely similar to the names "Cormorants" or "Yermolov". Sound of the 17th year, came the damned day. Once collapsed state institutions of the Russian Empire, the Highlanders unbelted and began to cut it out of habit Russian. This nation has never been usmirёn to the end, but only intimidated. They began to take liberties when in place did not Terek Cossacks with whips and swords.
The first Chechen performances even during the Great War drowned in blood. Terek Cossacks is very difficult to explain the difference between "peaceful, friendly Chechen" and "bogomerzkih rebel," so no one tried.
Later, when the government collapsed, the front collapsed and White bogged down in fighting with the Reds last decided to establish the Caucasus International. "Proud" Vainakh bought the promise of transfer of Russian and Cossack land, black and green banners of Islam gave way to red. Feral hatred of Chechens to the Russian won even hostility towards "infidels».
Two years later, Spring 1919 - the year kindle iron. Chechnya is burning in the fire of rebellion. Russian blood flows rivers raging village. At the direction of Novocherkassk and Tsarina are fierce fighting with the Red Army, White could barely cope, there are no reserves.
Chief of the Volunteer Army, Denikin was amazed - Caucasus White got absolutely incredible during the Second Kuban campaign, and now has to get into the sticky blood legs Highlanders, which no Russian army officers did not submit to his hands? In this hopeless situation, he called for a talented and hard Major General Dratsenko.





Not seeing a sardonic smile Dratsenko, mountaineers thought themselves safe. They have been at it a good reason: in addition to the red Moscow supported them "independent", "republic", Georgia and Azerbaijan, as well as Turkey. White did not accept banana republic in the mountains, as performed with the slogan "For a united and indivisible Russia." The Reds, who hate Russia, and Caucasians, who hate Russia, have found that they have an excellent ground for the military alliance. Following the precepts of Marx and Engels, Kemal and the rest of the little animals have supplied weapons to the Chechens. After surgery Dratsenko "Mountain Government" (funny sounds, is not it?) Moved to Georgia, where it continued his political activities.
General Dratsenko suddenly realized that the fight will have a grown-up. Highlanders put up an army of 20 thousand people against ours. The forces of the Volunteer Army, which fought a brutal battles in all directions, were in poor condition and could not allocate a lot of soldiers to this operation. Trivia: the march was attended Anastasios Vonsiatsky Dratsenko, the future head of the All-Russian fascist organizations, and Mikhail Bulgakov. All-stars supershow!



Dratsenko decided he did not want to spend much time on Chechen rebels - the time and so it was in short supply throughout the war. The problem should be solved quickly. No, not the methods of Baklanov and Yermolov. Good Tsarist colonizers gave way to a civilian, "the worst" war. Tougher. In dozens of times harder. Russian blitzkrieg destroyed the Chechen resistance in 18 days. Three weeks - even less - and Chechnya wept blood. This is not a war but a punitive raid. Hard operation in an environment where people can not spend and time. "Its goal is to show our strength to the Chechens, and the destruction of several villages to prove to them that they were not joking, and speak the language of iron reality».
Language railway reality. What a sweet expression! What a lovely hatred in every letter! Iron. Reality. Beyond the horizon of utopian ideas and religions, where there are only gunpowder, fire and steel. In fact, Dratsenko not go to war, just came to kill. Punishing. Punish natives Russian steel boot. And I think that his main claim to Chechens was the fact that they even raised their hand against the owner. Since the disposal Dratsenko were only very small forces (but down and out scumbags, they are people who have passed all of the First World and the Civil half), he gave up the long, protracted campaigns and long-term occupation of villages.
Just four thousand infantry and cavalry. Among them - the remains of Alexandria 5th Hussars (those who "march forward, trumpet calls, Black Hussars! March forward, death is waiting for us, pour the spell!").



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