ZYUGANOV ATTACKS CHERNOMYRDIN SPEECH.

Communist leaderGennady Zyuganov dismissed the Russian premier’s report to theDuma as "nothing but an attempt to patch the holes in a shipwhich is sailing in the wrong direction," Moscow’s Echo radioreported July 19. Other reaction to the speech followed predictablelines, with government supporters and opponents denouncing eachother for their claims and counterclaims.

Duma Passes Defense Bill.