Reasons for Bringing in the Federal Forces in Chechnya in Historiography: Versions and Interpretations

The article deals with approaches to disclosure of the nature and the causes of the armed conflict in Chechnya, existing in modern historiography. The paper considers versions interpreting the circumstances that caused forceful intervention of the federal forces in the Chechen conflict on the side of anti-Dudayev opposition. It also highlights the causes versions and underlying reasons of beginning the counter-terrorist operation in the Chechen Republic.