The Candidates Hit the Road by Gleb Cherkassov Trips all over Russia have become one of the most common methodsof campaigning in the second stage of Russia's presidential campaignthis year. In previous election campaigns this method was givena much lower priority: it was thought at... MORE

The Fortnight in Review The signing of a ceasefire agreement on May 27 by Russian andChechen leaders shifted Russian president Boris Yeltsin's campaigninto high gear and capped a two-week period during which Yeltsin'sposition in presidential polls continued to strengthen. The cease-fire,which received a warm if... MORE

The Degradation of Russia's Special Forces By Stanislav Lunev The more than unfortunate situation which characterizes the state of affairs in Russia's armed forces, which can in no way be said to have emerged from the state of virtually non-existent reforms, and are not capable,... MORE

Making Do In Ukraine By Volodymyr Zviglyanich In the process of Ukraine's transition to a market economy, macroeconomicindices such as employment and unemployment are manifesting dramaticchanges. Official statistical data show that current unemployment in Ukraineis first and foremost that of white-collar workers with a universityor... MORE

Yeltsin's Impotent Intellectuals By Nikolai Troitsky The Kremlin has always been short of brains. This is a long-standingtradition. It was this way under the emperors and it was thisway under the CPSU general secretaries. Boris Yeltsin, a presidentelected by a nationwide vote, is not very... MORE

The Fortnight in Review The past two weeks saw major developments in the Russian presidentialelection campaign but no resolution of the Chechen conflict; continuingfriction between Russia and its neighbors; a flurry of espionageallegations; a landmark peace agreement between Georgia and oneof its regions; and signs... MORE

Russia's Top Bankers Dream of a Red-White Accord By Dmitri Glinski Last week several prominent representatives of the Russian big business made a concerted attempt to influence the outcome of presidential elections. They stepped forward with a public appeal, pointing to the "catastrophic" consequences of... MORE

Is China Russia's New Ally? By Stanislav Lunev Russian president Boris Yeltsin's official visit to China has ended with the signing of numerous documents on cooperation in political, economic, and other areas. The signing of these agreements will give new impetus to the deepening of... MORE

Yeltsin and Zyuganov Search for Coalitions By Gleb Cherkassov In the period since the elections to the State Duma, the Communist leader Gennady Zyuganov has managed to become not simply a KPRF candidate, but the candidate of a coalition of "people's patriotic forces." It greatly... MORE

Pavel Grachev: Disgraced but Indispensable By Aleksandr Konovalov Rumors about Minister of Defense Pavel Grachev's imminent and inevitable resignation have become a tradition in Moscow, and are now perceived by the public as a permanent feature of Moscow's political life. Well-known analysts have more than... MORE