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February 17, 2014 Bucky Turco

To highlight Russia’s heightened security measures put in place to keep Sochi safe beyond the so-called “ring of steel,” NBC News filed a report from the North Caucasus on Ramzan Kadyrov, the notorious, social media-savvy ruler of the Chechen Republic. Despite his macho image, he’s also a devout Muslim who wasn’t afraid to cry when […]

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March 5, 2013 Eugene Reznik

When he’s not leading the arrest of teenage “laser hooligans,” or dismissing frequent accusations of “rampant human rights abuses and runaway corruption,” Ramzan Kadyrov, hard-partying leader of the war-torn Chechen republic, can be found snapping selfies. The 36-year-old dictator has recently amassed over 50,000 followers on Instagram and posts several photos a day. It’s not […]

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