Summary Of Anna Politkovskaya's 'A Small Corner Of Hell'

A Small Corner of Hell by Anna Politkovskaya provides a very detailed and gruesome account of the atrocities committed by the Russian military on the local Chechen people during the second Chechen war (1999-2009). The author wants to draw the attention of the world to Chechnya in the hope that people will support her cause which is to expose the brutalities undertaken by the mighty Russian army on the defenseless Chechens, thereby stopping a very small but cruel war. While working as a correspondent for Novaya Gazeta, the last major newspaper in Russia that sticks to the idea of promoting democracy and freedom, Politkovskaya was critical of the new Russian state, exposing their corruption scandals and fighting for justice and freedom from the new dictatorial regime of President Putin that had come to replace the communist party of the Soviet era. Politkovskaya was committed to telling the truth, she believed

The region has witnessed two bloody wars both committed by the Russian military to suppress the Chechens,who wanted to break away from the Soviet Union and form their own independent nation, just like the ones in Central Europe. A Small Corner of Hell by Anna Politkovskaya is about the stories of local Chechens, who lived under the constant threat of the Russian military and unfortunately most of whose stories have been told are no longer alive today, including the author. This book is particularly important because amidst all the upbeat futuristic promises of globalization, there are regions in the world such as Chechnya whose people till today live in an inhumane situation. Overlooking the injustices that have been done to Chechens would set a very bad precedent and would encourage dictators around the world to freely abuse and oppress its citizens without fear of condemnation or