MILITARIZATION OF RUSSIAN POLITICS SEEN.

Russian generalsare playing an ever greater role across the political spectrumwith various parties wanting to have a general officer on theirelection lists, Moskovskiye novosti (no. 56) reported.Moreover, Yeltsin himself is increasingly relying on the generalsin his security services and in the army itself. As a result,the military is finally coming to power in a "peaceful"way even as politicians talks about reforming the army and demilitarizingthe country.

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