The collection contains documents, eyewitness accounts and reports from various newspapers about the bloody mayhem committed by Chechen militants from Sh. Basayev’s gang in Budennovsk, who had lost their human appearance, on unarmed people. It also tells about the courage of law enforcement soldiers who risked their lives to defend their fellow citizens. A number of materials examine the reasons for what happened and present the conclusions of experts who think about the possibility of preventing terrorist attacks like this in the future.