FEWER RUSSIANS LEAVING KYRGYZSTAN.

Only 5,000 ethnic Russiansleft Kyrgyzstan in the first quarter of 1995, compared to 49,000for all of 1994 and 106,000 for 1993, Interfax reported July 18.Part of the decline reflects Kyrgyz efforts to improve conditionsfor Russians living there, but most of it reflects the increasingdifficulties Russians returning to Russia now face in findingwork and housing.

Kozyrev: "I am Not a Puppet."