When: March 20 - 2021 | 11 AM CET

Where: Grozny | Chechnya

What: Grozny is a resilient North Caucasian metropolis that resurged from ruins and desperation like a phoenix from the ashes. Grozny is a place where ancient traditions, Soviet legacy, post-Soviet scars, brave-new-world architecture and Islamic pomp merge more or less harmoniously together. Grozny is many stories, many faces, many truths and many tales. Grozny is much more than just a city. Grozny is all the good, the bad, the ugly of a marvellous land called Chechnya.

Who: Abdullah, born in neighbouring Ingushetia, is fluent in English, Russian, Chechen and Ingush. Gets by in French. He used to work for the IRC during the somber years of the Chechen Wars and has been a guide, a teacher and a translator since 2010.