Chechnya/Russia - Maskhadov at memorial in Grozny

(23 Feb 1997) T/I 10:36:03 A mass rally in Grozny, Chechnya's capital, on Sunday (23/2) marked the 53rd anniversary of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin's mass deportation of Chechens to Central Asia and Siberia. Recently-elected President Aslan Maskhadov told the crowd the date must become Chechnya's "day of national revival." SHOWS: GROZNY, CHECHNYA/ MOSCOW, RUSSIA, 23/02 GROZNY, CHECHNYA, 23/02 WS of memorial area in Grozny; MS of memorial in which the sign on the wall behind the monument made in the form of a fist with a sword reads: "Will not forget. Will not forgive. Will not cry."; WS crowd; WS damaged building; crowd shouting; Sot newly elected president of Chechnya, Aslan Maskhadov, in Chechen saying,"This date was the saddest in the whole history of the nation. We will not forget". VS shot of crowd; CU of crying faces; pan across gathering; man holding up picture; little boy with gun; chechen fighters shooting in the air; WS of people and chechen soldiers at memorial; MOSCOW, RUSSIA WS of picket in Moscow; CU of slogans; CU flag; police coming up to demonstrators; demonstrators being arrested and taken away in police vans Dur: 2.50 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...