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Kadyrov's death would create a power vacuum. While Kadyrov is alive, his control over the various groups of Chechnya means that they're united behind whatever he throws his weight behind - generally, Russian bootlicking. When he dies, there will be a massive power struggle.
the police state hasnt gone anywhere and moscow will just hand over the reigns to the next in line. i concede that it does make sense that the replacement might cause more tension between those in power, but i dont think that kadyrov himself is very important
"reins"
Horses have reins, kings have reigns.
"Handing the reins over" is a reference to handing horse reins over.
But do reigns have reins?
If we're talking about Shadowfax, yeah
I don't know the books by heart, but I think he didn't have reins.