GRACHEV APPROVES SERVICEMAN’S UNION.

Publication: Monitor Volume: 1 Issue: 80

Defense Minister PavelGrachev has given formal recognition to the Russian FederationIndependent Trade Union of Servicemen, Segodnya reportedAugust 22. The new group, which lobbies for better pay and conditions,will now enjoy an official embrace and get ministry-supplied officesand other benefits.

Yeltsin’s Office to Use Soviet-Era Names for Non-Russian Countries.