Северный Кавказ готовится к Новому году

На Северном Кавказе идет подготовка к новогодним праздникам. Несмотря на то, что в большинстве республик региона проживает в основном мусульманское население, и поэтому они не празднуют Рождество, традиции празднования Нового года, оставшиеся с советских времен, остаются сильными.

В последние годы празднования были особенно едкими в Чечне, где под железным кулаком Рамазана Кадырова, решительно поддерживаемого Кремлем, исламское восстание, охватившее регион после окончания советской власти, было в значительной степени, но не полностью сдержано. Новогодние празднования в столице Грозном широко освещаются российскими СМИ, которые пытаются создать образ нормальности происходящего.

источник: commonspace.eu

фото: Новогодняя елка и главная мечеть в Грозном, освещенные в преддверии новогодних гуляний. (фото любезно предоставлено агентством ТАСС, Москва)

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