Ruslan Akhtakhanov, Chechen poet and academic, died from a gunshot he was 58.

Ruslan Akhtakhanov was a Chechen poet and academic  died from a gunshot he was 58..

(Russian: Руслан Ахтаханов; c. 1953 – 16 November 2011)

Early life

Akhtakhanov was born in Znamenskoye, Chechen Republic.^[1]

Career and views

Akhtakhanov was a professor and vice-rector at the Modern Humanitarian Academy in Moscow and a poet.^[1][2] He was an outspoken opponent of Chechen separatism^[3] and a supporter of Chechnya’s president Ramzan Kadyrov.
He was a member of the Russian Union of Writers.^[3]

Death and burial

Akhtakhanov was shot and killed in Moscow in 2011 by an unknown assailant. He was 58.^[4][5] His body was buried in his hometown, Znamenskoye, on 17 November 2011.^[1]

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