Insurgency -- Terrorism -- Histories, narratives, and legends -- Revolutions, total wars, and final solutions -- The Chechen Republic of Ichkeria -- From gazavat to jihad, the role of Islamic fundamentalism in the Chechen insurgency -- The 1999 Chechen War -- The Russian counterinsurgency campaign, 1999-2005 -- The rise of the Caucasus Emirate : 2005 to the present -- Conclusions, the future.