At journey's end, reaching the heart of the North Caucasus's Islamist insurgency -- and getting arrested.
As the journey nears its end, a look at how samovar politics, mixed with rampant corruption, have helped turn Dagestan into the most deadly of Russia's North Caucasus republics.
Why is the Kremlin-imposed leader of this republic sounding so much like the militants he's meant to be cracking down on?
Traveling through Ingushetia, a republic where people are more frightened of Russia's shadowy security forces than the Islamist militants.
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As the journey nears its end, a look at how samovar politics, mixed with rampant corruption, have helped turn Dagestan into the most deadly of Russia's North Caucasus republics.
Why is the Kremlin-imposed leader of this republic sounding so much like the militants he's meant to be cracking down on?
