Tracing the Chechen war waged by Russians for years, Gu is undoubtedly authoritative in making some powerful conclusions
on Chechen issue. Gu holds that, as a multi ethnic state, Russia encounters ethnic problems which bear a nature of frequentness, acuteness and protractedness. To a certain extent, the ex Soviet Union's disintegration was exactly due to the explosion of the ethnic
contradictions accumulated over a long period of time. Gu says that Putin, taking lesson from Yeltin's irresoluteness at solving the Chechen issue, actively prepared for waging a second Chechen war against the terrorists and finally solved the
difficult issue by military means alone. However, as the author observes, Putin administration will be facing a difficult post war Chechen problem. First, how to achieve stability and recovery in Chechnya. Second, how to set up relations between the Central government and localities under the existing form of Russian Federation. Third, how to ease the tension with the western countries caused by Chechen war.