War Correspondent Returns To A Different Grozny

A gold-colored sedan is one of the ostentatious cars on the streets of Grozny.

A shopping center is covered in layers of advertisements...

...some selling expensive brands, like this Italian men's clothing line.

Women, on the other hand, have fewer fashion choices. Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has made a push for women to wear the Islamic hijab, especially in schools and public institutions.

Prochazkova poses for a picture near the city's main mosque. She found that she needed to buy new clothes and a head scarf to meet local dress requirements.

Large-scale portraits of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov (left) and his father and predecessor, Akhmed-hadji Kadyrov

A sign at the memorial complex devoted to late Chechen President Akhmed-hadji Kadyrov

The entrance to the memorial complex for Akhmed-hadji Kadyrov

The interior of Grozny's main mosque, which opened in 2008. It is known both as the Akhmed Kadyrov Mosque and as "The Heart of Chechnya."

The Berkat shoppping center is one of the properties owned by the Kadyrov family.

An outdoor cafe by a fountain, one of the sites to benefit from massive rebuilding efforts

A poster proclaims the innocence of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, one of the two ethnic Chechen brothers suspected of carrying out the Boston bombings in April. Similar signs can be found around Grozny.