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Elisabeth Sieca-Kozlowski, « Interview with Alexandr, 28 years-old, - voluntary conscript injured by a defective weapon during the second Chechen war -, conducted at the Cheshire Home in Moscow, 14 July, 2010 », The Journal of power institutions in post-soviet societies, ID : 10.4000/pipss.3993
Alexandr: I was born in the city of Kovrov, Vladimirskaia Oblast. PIPSS.ORG - Please tell us how and when you found yourself in Chechnya. Alexandr: It was during my mandatory enlistment. PIPSS.ORG - When was this? Alexandr: I was deployed to Chechnya in 2001, but I began my service in 2000. PIPSS.ORG - Did you choose to go? Alexandr: Yes. I said I wanted to go. So, it wasn’t mandatory, but voluntary. PIPSS.ORG - So, you didn’t serve in any regular units, but went straight to Chechnya? Alexand...