RUSSIA: POLITICS AS USUAL The fortnight in Russian politics was, as usual, enough to make the spectator seasick. It began with President Boris Yeltsin mounting one of his time-honored comebacks against his enemies, but ended with the once-loyal leaders of Russia's regions turning the tables... MORE

-- centrism: 16.6 percent

By Mikhail Matytsin THE NEW SITUATION IN THE RUSSIAN BUSINESS COMMUNITY What is in store for Russia on the threshold of the 21st century, economic collapse or gradual emergence from crisis? What are the prospects for the Russian reforms, which by consensus have only just... MORE

By Andrei Piontkovsky Let us start with a short test for advanced readers. To which politician can the following text be ascribed? "If any nation is held by force within the borders of a given state, if, in the face of its express wish--whether this... MORE

FUROR IN MOSCOW OVER BALKAN CONFLICT The Kosovo crisis continued to dominate Russian diplomacy over the past fortnight, as Moscow maintained both its furious criticism of NATO air attacks on Yugoslavia and its insistence that the West turn to diplomacy to resolve the conflict. In... MORE

By Mikhail Zherebyatev The mayor of Moscow's conflict with Russian National Unity (Russian abbreviation RNE)--the largest and most well-established radical nationalist organisation in Russia--has highlighted with particular clarity the differences in the political processes which have been taking place in the capital and the provinces... MORE

By Elena Dikun Of the recent news emanating from Moscow's backstage corridors, the most

By Aleksandr Buzgalin The late 1980s and the 1990s were turbulent years of change for Russia.

By V.A. Mironov In recent months, republican and regional elites have attracted more and more attention in the Russian Federation. This is partly because devolution of powers and responsibility for many political and economic issues from the center to the provinces is continuing. But, in... MORE

POLITICAL MAYHEM IN MOSCOW While NATO air strikes have in recent days dominated headlines around the world (see below), the events in the former Yugoslavia come on the heels of a rapidly unraveling political situation inside Russia. The fortnight began with rampant rumors that the... MORE