Si le XIXe siècle a connu plus de 50 ans de guerre russo-tchétchène, le XXe siècle a vu d'autres soulèvements en 1921, 1924, 1928 et 1936, à un point tel que Staline, ne voyant pas comment pourrait prendre fin le conflit, décida, en 1944, de vider la Tchétchénie de ses habitants.
More than 50 years out of the 19th century were taken up with war between the two, and in the 20th century there were uprisings in 1921, 1924, 1928 and 1936. Stalin saw no way of putting an end to the conflict, so in 1944 he decided to empty Chechnya of its people.