(the Conflict in Chechnya, 2000) Chechen opposition also hardened against Russia in 1937, when the Russian authorities began a campaign of repression of Chechen dissidents and executed 14,000 Chechens at Ingush. (the Conflict in Chechnya, 2000) the Russian government also abolished the republic of Chechnya in 1944 and deported hundreds of thousands of Chechens to Siberia and Central Asia. The reason given for the deportations was that the Chechens had been complicit with the invading Germans. This action reportedly resulted in the deaths of more than 200, 000 Chechens. (the Conflict in Chechnya, 2000)

These events had two major outcomes. As mentioned, these atrocities hardened the attitude of the Chechen people towards the Russian government. At the same time, these actions also helped to increase the sense of nationalism that already existed among the Chechens.

The Chechen resistance was increased when the exiled Chechens were allowed to the country. The intensity of rebellion among the Chechens was to increase as the power of the Soviet Union began to wane in the 1980s and 90s. This was to result in the formation of a Chechen All-National Congress, headed by Dzhokhar Dudaev in 1990. This congress issued a unilateral declaration of independence in 1991. This declaration of independence had its roots in the deep and almost endemic dislike of the Russians and Russian rule.

In summation, the root causes...

However, in recent years these central root causes have become blurred by other variables and agendas. As one report notes,"... The breakaway republic descended into anarchy, becoming one of the hostage-taking capitals of the world" (Q&a: The Chechen conflict). More recently there has been an increase of ' terrorist" or guerrilla actions against the Russian government. Many of these actions have resulted in attacks on civilian target and the death of innocent Russians. In 2005, more than one-hundred people died in an attack in the city of Nalchik, the capital of the republic of Kabardino-Balkaria. (Q&a: The Chechen conflict) the most infamous Chechen attack was on a school in Beslan, North Ossetia, in 2004, where more than 300 people died. The Chechen conflict is an ongoing problem and while the foundational causes are important to consider there are possibly more contemporary reasons and agendas that have become a part of this crisis.
References

Q&a: The Chechen conflict. Retrieved January 21, 2008, at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3293441.stm

The Conflict in Chechnya (2000) Retrieved January 21, 2008, at http://209.85.175.104/search?q=cache:AwnPFUrZA_AJ:www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/research/rp2000/rp00-014.pdf+chechnya+conflict&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=6&gl=uk