At the same time as the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Chechnya, a Russian republic, became independent. Although Chechnya has a small ethnic population, it is only about 6.5438+0 million. However, the national character is extremely tough. When Russia conquered here, it fought for hundreds of years and paid a heavy price. Since then, although Chechnya has been conquered, it has been fighting for independence, and it is very fierce.

In World War I and World War II, Chechnya helped the invaders for the hope of independence, and was sentenced several times by the whole country. Because of this, it was at odds with Russia, so when the Soviet Union disintegrated, it immediately jumped out to become independent. Yeltsin couldn't bear it, but he launched the first Chechen war, which suffered heavy losses and was forced to recognize Chechnya's de facto independence.

But also allow Chechnya to hold a referendum in 2000. If so, Chechnya may eventually become independent. However, in the Second Chechen War, Putin was able to turn the tide and defeat Chechnya, so that Chechnya now completely surrendered. The army is still the old army. Why can't Yeltsin beat Chechnya and Putin can?

There are three main reasons.

First, personal problems.

After all, Yeltsin is a civilian and doesn't know much about the army and the military. He is a layman, so to speak. Therefore, there is little practical experience in how to fight and how to carry out the war. This is its greatest weakness.

This is different from Putin, who was born in the most elite KGB of the Russian army and had a deep understanding of the Russian army. Therefore, personally commanding and participating in the Chechen war played a vital role in controlling and advancing the battlefield. At this point, Yeltsin can't compare with Putin.

Second, strategic differences.

Judging from the history of war, it is the highest state to defeat the enemy without fighting. The most important thing about this is to disintegrate the inside. As long as there is internal division, the victory of the war is not far away. Yeltsin doesn't seem to understand this. The first Chechen war was a storm, and it was mainly a ground war.

In this way, Chechnya can unite and make full use of its geographical advantages to attack the Russian army. This kind of play is stupid. Before Putin launched the Chechen war, the most important thing was to disintegrate internal affairs and find collaborators. Eventually get rid of Chechen armed forces from the inside, so that internal fires will merge and external attacks will not defeat Russia!

Third, pro-Western.

In the Yeltsin era, in order to gain the support of the West and join the western camp, the West criticized Chechnya, so it stopped fighting for fear of a humanitarian crisis. In fact, it is precisely because the west supports Chechen armed forces behind their backs and gives money to weapons that Chechnya is strong, so Yeltsin's behavior is tantamount to reaping the consequences.

After Putin came to power, he knew that the West was very cunning. For this kind of behavior, it is difficult to stick to it. Resolutely crack down and lose face to the west. And fight wholeheartedly, without any consideration, can be said to be an attack without considering losses. In the end, the Chechen armed forces were completely eliminated, and by the way, they supported one of their own agents, won the war and stabilized the situation.