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To: D. Long who wrote (8534)	5/15/1999 12:26:00 PM
From: goldsnow	Read Replies (1) of 17770

Constitutional crises are nothing new in post-Soviet Russia. In the most infamous to date, in October 1993, President Boris Yeltsin chose a radical solution to settle his dispute with parliamentm - he called up tanks to shell the parliament building, blasting his opponents out. On that occasion, Russia came the closest it has been to serious civil conflict since the revolution of 1917 and subsequent civil war. Prophets of doom and gloom are suggesting the current crisis could develop into a situation as serious as '93 - if not worse. And one of the main reasons for such alarming forecasts is that Russia looks increasingly to have no leadership. Although constitutionally President Yeltsin is the man in charge of the country, there have long been doubts over his health which have led many to conclude that he is running the country in name only. Recent radical pronouncements on the war in Yugoslavia - subsequently corrected by ministers and advisers - and the sacking of Yevgeny Primakov and his government, have led many to conclude that Mr Yeltsin is out of touch with reality. news.bbc.co.uk

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