Don T...No way to answer the question in general terms since each piece of inhabited land has a different history.

The following statement may be contoversial, but I believe it would be best for the Muslim population of Chechnya to find a friendly country and move. People can get up and go, land cannot. The Jews moved about five million people to Israel where they can live next to people who have things in common. They are able to feel safe and in control of their own future. The geographic location of Chechnya make it nearly impossible for Russia to give it up.