Failure to take Grozny was a major defeat for Germany and was a factor in holding fast at the Battle of Stalingrad, as that city could have served as a base from which to take Grozny or cut off oil supplies up the Volga River from Astrakhan.
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Grozny became the administrative centre of Grozny Oblast of the Russian SFSR, and the city at the time was again wholly Russian.
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The return of the Chechens to Grozny, which had been lacking of Nakh for thirteen years, would cause massive disruptions to the social, economic and political systems of what had been a Russian city for the period until their return.
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Once again migration of non-Russians into Grozny continued whilst the ethnic Russian population, in turn, moved to other parts of the USSR, notably the Baltic states, after inter-ethnic conflict broke out briefly in 1958.
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Grozny was the epicentre of fighting after the outbreak of the Second Chechen War, which further caused thousands of fatalities.
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Railway connection was restored in 2005, and Grozny's airport was reopened in 2007 with three weekly flights to Moscow.
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In 2009, the city of Grozny was honoured by the UN Human Settlements Program for transforming the war-scarred city and providing new homes for thousands.
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Grozny is known for its modern architecture and as a spa town and although nearly all the town was destroyed or seriously damaged during the Chechen Wars, it has since been entirely rebuilt.
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Also in Grozny is Chechen State Pedagogical Institute and Grozny State Oil Technical University.
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Grozny is home to Russian Football Premier League club FC Akhmat Grozny.
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Grozny has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters.
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