The Jamestown Foundation , a U.S. policy research organisation that studies Russian military affairs , said Ivanov 's order that Troshev relocate to Siberia was " open to multiple and complex interpretations . One theory connects it to a broader reshuffling of personnel as major elections approach in Chechnya ( and perhaps in response to the Moscow theater hostage crisis ) . A second explanation ties it to the stalled process of military-administrative reform . " After his sacking , Troshev was appointed an advisor to the President of the Russian Federation for Cossacks affairs
Moscow theater hostage crisis
Moscow theater hostage crisis
Gennady Troshev