It is no secret that among the hundreds of nationalities inhabiting the Russian Federation, among the dozens of “titular” peoples of the autonomous republics, the Chechens occupy a special position. Who are they? Are they as “evil” as Lermontov hinted? What historical logic led Chechnya to its current status? All these questions are answered in detail by the book of the famous writer and publicist German Sadulayev. “Wolf Leap” takes its start from the beginning of the Khazar Khaganate in the 7th century. The historical trajectory of the Chechens can be traced through the Alanian kingdom, Christianity, the Mongol campaigns, the Caucasian wars of the 18th-19th centuries until the deportation of the Chechens by Stalin in 1944. The final chapters analyze - objectively and without bias - the dramatic events of the modern history of Chechnya.