Why did Tom Clancy make a book about a small republic inside Russia..............then the USSR........?

Chechnya

Russian republic

Description

Chechnya, officially the Chechen Republic, is a federal subject of Russia. It is a Federal Subject of Russia located in the North Caucasus, and within 100 kilometres of the Caspian Sea. The capital of the republic is the city of Grozny. Wikipedia

Capital: Grozny

Official languages: Russian; Chechen

Population: 1.394 million (2016)

Economic region: North Caucasus