Ruslan Akhtakhanov

Ruslan Abuevich Akhtakhanov was a Chechen poet and academic.

Early life

Akhtakhanov was born in Znamenskoye, Chechen Republic.

Career and views

Akhtakhanov was a professor and vice-rector at the Modern Humanitarian Academy in Moscow and a poet. He was an outspoken opponent of Chechen separatism and a supporter of Chechnya's president Ramzan Kadyrov.
He was a member of the Russian Union of Writers.

Death and burial

Akhtakhanov was shot and killed in Moscow in 2011 by an unknown assailant. He was 58. His body was buried in his hometown, Znamenskoye, on 17 November 2011.