. ▁ ▁The ▁Moscow ▁the ater ▁host age ▁crisis ▁occurred ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁Many ▁in ▁the ▁Russian ▁press ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁international ▁media ▁war ned ▁that ▁the ▁death s ▁of ▁ 1 3 0 ▁host ages ▁in ▁the ▁special ▁forces ' ▁rescue ▁operation ▁during ▁the ▁crisis ▁would ▁sever ely ▁damage ▁President ▁Put in ' s ▁popular ity . ▁However , ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁sie ge ▁had ▁ended , ▁the ▁Russian ▁president ▁enjoyed ▁record ▁public ▁appro val ▁ratings ▁– ▁ 8 3 % ▁of ▁Rus si ans ▁declared ▁themselves ▁satisfied ▁with ▁Put in ▁and ▁his ▁handling ▁of ▁the ▁sie ge . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁a ▁refer endum ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁Che ch ny a , ▁adopt ing ▁a ▁new ▁constitution ▁which ▁decl ares ▁that ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Che ch ny a ▁is ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁Russia ; ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁the ▁region ▁did ▁ac quire ▁aut onomy . ▁Che ch ny a ▁has ▁been ▁gradually ▁stabil ized ▁with ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ary ▁elections ▁and ▁a ▁Regional ▁Government . ▁Through out ▁the ▁Second ▁Che chen ▁War , ▁Russia ▁sever ely ▁disabled ▁the ▁Che chen ▁re bel ▁movement ; ▁however , ▁sp or adic ▁attacks ▁by ▁reb els ▁continued ▁to ▁occur ▁throughout ▁the ▁northern ▁C au cas us . ▁▁ 2 0 0 4 – 2 0 0 8 : ▁Second ▁president ial ▁term ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Put in ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the