Dagestan and the Future of Russia

When people ask me why it is that Western leaders fear the dissolution of Russia, the trite answer is to lose nukes. The northern Caucasus offers more of an in-depth explanation. I have been watching that area for years because I remember my long introduction to Russian history. Granted, we spent scant attention on the Caucasus. After all, most Russian history concentrated on Moscow and St Petersburg. In other words, it mostly did ethnic Russians and very little of the colonized peoples that formed the Federation.

There are some reasons for that. The first is that in the 1990s, we were taught that colonialism was only a Western matter. It could not exist in Russia. Well, it does exist, and the Caucasus are part of it. We need to pay attention to this. Some not-so-well-meaning people excuse Russian imperialism at every turn.

So, the following posts come from the Dagestan channel and Volymedia again. There are concrete examples of what could await the world with the breakup of the Federation and at least a northern Caucasus Sultanate driven by Shariah law. It could quickly devolve into another Afghanistan. Realize, Vladimir Putin promised to both pacify and Russify these strategic Russian regions. Given their importance, they would have spent some more cash and improved the locals' lives.