PhotoRamzan A. Kadyrov, the leader of the Russian republic of Chechnya, has long sought to project himself as a muscle-bound brawler. Now Mr. Kadyrov is publicly indoctrinating his three young sons in how to show off his model of Chechen manhood. The child fighters, shirtless and wearing no protection, punched and kicked their young opponents in the head during the spectacle. All three Kadyrov sons won their bouts and received gold belts at the end of the tournament. On Wednesday, Mr. Kadyrov was inaugurated for another term as Chechnya’s leader after having won 98 percent of the vote in an election last month.

Source: New York Times October 07, 2016 00:45 UTC