Yeltsin moves to trump rival with nationalist cardCAMPAIGNING for the second round of Russia's presidential elections got under way with President Yeltsin striking a distinctly…Mon Jun 24 1996 - 01:00
A Russian swan who has rarely been muteWHEN President Yeltsin addressed his final rally of the first round of Russia's presidential elections in his home town of Yekaterinburg…Sat Jun 22 1996 - 01:00
Yeltsin strengthens his hand by three sackingsPRESIDENT YELTSIN has strengthened his hand in his effort at re election following a day of political convulsion not seen in …Fri Jun 21 1996 - 01:00
The coke, the dollars, the banker, the KGB head and the vacanciesTHE CHAIN of events culminating in the dismissal of three of President Yeltsin's leading aides involves attempted murder, drug…Fri Jun 21 1996 - 01:00
Lebed pact is no guarantee of victory for YeltsinTHE Yeltsin Lebed pact, made with the swiftness of a ballistic missile on Monday, by no means guarantees President Yeltsin success…Thu Jun 20 1996 - 01:00
Yeltsin acts swiftly to ensure re-electionPRESIDENT Yeltsin's appointment of Gen Alexander Lebed, as well as his sacking of the unpopular Defence Minister, Gen Pavel Grachev…Wed Jun 19 1996 - 01:00
Could Yeltsin be a new man if electedPRESIDENT Boris Yeltsin is likely to win the second round of Russia's presidential electionsTue Jun 18 1996 - 01:00
Eyes of Russia on general who appears set to boost Yeltsin's chances of re electionTHE eyes of Russia and the world are now firmly focused on election candidate Gen Alexander LebedTue Jun 18 1996 - 01:00
Voters turn out from 11 time zones as millions go to pollsRIGHT across the largest country 09 earth, from the far eastern territories near Alaska to St Petersburg on the Gulf of Finland…Mon Jun 17 1996 - 01:00
Yeltsin holds slim lead, must face second roundPRESIDENT Yeltsin held a slim lead of three per cent over his communist rival, Mr Gennady Zyuganov, with one third of the votes…Mon Jun 17 1996 - 01:00
Lebed, the only person in Russia who is `sober on principle'BORIS Nikolayevich Yeltsin: President of the Russian FederationSat Jun 15 1996 - 01:00
Losing side is certain to call `foul' after election resultIN THE world's most crucial election for decades, 106 million Russians are entitled to go to the polls tomorrow at 93,000 polling…Sat Jun 15 1996 - 01:00
Poll shows dramatic drop in Yeltsin's support on eve of voteAN ELEVENTH HOUR poll no published in Russia, shows a dramatic drop in support for Pre dent Yeltsin on the eve of the country…Sat Jun 15 1996 - 01:00
Election campaign hit by 2 more murdersRUSSIA'S election campaign has been further beset by violence with the murders of Mr Viktor Mosalov, the mayor of the town of…Fri Jun 14 1996 - 01:00
Third Force runs a second rate campaignAT THE beginning of the election campaign in January of this year, the Communist Party candidate, Mr Gennady Zyuganov, was well…Thu Jun 13 1996 - 01:00
Yeltsin does the twist as Zyuganov blames him for violenceIN THE shadow of St Basil's Cathedral, the rock music was being pumped out in support of President Boris Yeltsin, who has taken…Thu Jun 13 1996 - 01:00
Four dead after bomb blast on Moscow subwayA BOMB killed at least four, people and seriously injured several others in the Tulskaya metro station in Moscow last night, …Wed Jun 12 1996 - 01:00
Confident Yeltsin expects election win in first roundPRESIDENT Yeltsin, ahead in most of the polls for Sunday's crucial election, is now sure he will gain more than 50 per cent of…Tue Jun 11 1996 - 01:00
Fatalistic Russians fears "irregularities" and consider it all over bar the votingAS THE Russian presidential election campaign entered its final week, President Yeltsin promised a new metro system to the inhabitants…Mon Jun 10 1996 - 01:00
A city where the banned red flag still fliesTHE RED flag of the Soviet Union is officially banned in Smolensk, but it flies alongside the prohibited banner of the Russian…Sat Jun 08 1996 - 01:00
`Vald the Mad' would like to be tsar, not presidentVLADIMIR Wolfovich Zhirinovsky is running for president of Russia on June 16thWed Jun 05 1996 - 01:00
No wish to return to old ways in "window to the west"ON SATURDAYS the fascists, carrying red flags with stylised swastikas embossed in gold, hold a weekly "rally" near the Gostinny…Mon Jun 03 1996 - 01:00
Boris will retain power because Boris wants toRUSSIA'S presidential election on June 16th is the most important European poll for decadesMon Jun 03 1996 - 01:00
Purgatory in Moscow after the hell of HeathrowBUREAUCRACY is the word I hate mostMon May 27 1996 - 01:00
General scepticism greets Yeltsin's plans for Chechen peace summitPRESIDENT Yeltsin's unprecedented meeting with Chechen rebel leader Mr Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev, scheduled for Monday is allegedly…Sat May 25 1996 - 01:00
Yeltsin agrees to hold direct talks with Chechen rebel leadershipA complete break with previous policy President Yeltsin has agreed to hold direct talks in Moscow with the leader of the Chechen…Fri May 24 1996 - 01:00
Clergyman comes under criticism at synod for RUC remarkTHE REV William Hoey, the Church of Ireland clergyman who said that the RUC would have "no place to hide" if it continued to …Fri May 10 1996 - 01:00
Most teenagers not against pre-martial sex, says reportFEWER than 15 per cent of teenagers in Ireland think it is wrong to have sexual intercourse before marriage and 23 per cent of…Thu May 09 1996 - 01:00
Tensions grow as military officers warn of civil strifeWITH the latest opinion poll showing President Yeltsin trailing 20 percentage points behind the communist candidate, Mr Gennady…Thu May 09 1996 - 01:00
Support for bill on remarriage of divorced personsA BILL to allow the remarriage in church of divorced persons, at the discretion of the clergy and following a "service of preparation…Wed May 08 1996 - 01:00
Expulsion of UK diplomats likely to boost Yeltsin's prospects in electionAN old fashioned tit for tat expulsion of diplomats as spies may seriously damage relationships between Russia and Britain but…Tue May 07 1996 - 01:00
Yeltsin aides want election called offWITH just six weeks to go before President Boris Yeltsin is due to face the Russian electorate, pressure is increasing within…Mon May 06 1996 - 01:00
Harder line follows Yandarbiyev killingTHE REPORTED killing of Mr Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev, who replaced Gen Dzhokhar Dudayev as leader of the Chechen rebels only last…Tue Apr 30 1996 - 01:00
Rebel leader's replacement may leave Yeltsin in still greater troubleAT first sight, the death of the Chechen leader, Gen Dzhokhar Dudayev, appears godsend to President Yeltsin in his election year…Thu Apr 25 1996 - 01:00
Zyuganov increases lead over Yeltsin in latest pollA NEW opinion poll shows the communist candidate increasing his lead over President YeltsinTue Apr 16 1996 - 01:00
Yeltsin uses TV to edge back into race for the presidencyPresident Yeltsin's recent rise in the polls, becoming a credible challenger to the Communist leader Gennady Zyuganov in June…Mon Apr 15 1996 - 01:00
Expansion of Nato is no joke to survivors of iron curtain eraON APRIL 1st the official Russian news agency Itar-Tass played a little joke on its subscribers, as it traditionally does on …Wed Apr 10 1996 - 01:00
No political spring for assertive new YeltsinTHE CAMPAIGN for the Russian presidency has been a bizarre one so farMon Apr 08 1996 - 01:00
Peace plan unravels as fighting continuesPRESIDENT Yeltsin's recently announced peace plan for Chechnya lay in tatters yesterday as he continued his first pre election…Sat Apr 06 1996 - 01:00
Yeltsin starts to campaign in earnestWHILE President Yeltsin was on the hustings in the southern of Belgorod yesterday there was a flurry of police activity 400 kilo…Fri Apr 05 1996 - 01:00
Fierce fighting in wake of Yeltsin planFIERCE fighting has resumed in Chechnya a little over 24 hours after President Yeltsin announced hostilities were to ceaseWed Apr 03 1996 - 01:00
Yeltsin to get brief electoral respite out of ceasefirePRESIDENT Yeltsin has closed the gap further on the Communist leader, Mr Gennady Zyuganov, in the Russian presidential election…Tue Apr 02 1996 - 01:00
Russians sceptical of ceasefire claimRUSSIANS have reacted with scepticism to President Yeltsin's televised address to the nation, in which he announced that hostilities…Mon Apr 01 1996 - 01:00
Ambassador summoned to explain leaks while Zyuganov inspects spaceRUSSIA'S foreign ministry has summoned the US ambassador, Mr Thomas Pickering, to express concern at leaks to the Washington …Sat Mar 30 1996 - 00:00
Chechen initiative linked to Yeltsin election campaignAS Russians wait to hear details of President Yeltsin's peace plan for Chechnya, the army launched offensives in three areas …Fri Mar 29 1996 - 00:00
It may be harder for Yeltsin than it looksRUSSIANS have more to worry about than Mad Cow DiseaseThu Mar 28 1996 - 00:00
Yeltsin to raise Russian concerns on Nato in talks with Norwegian leadersLOOKING fitter than usual, President Yeltsin took the Russian election campaign to Norway for a state visit whose schedule consists…Tue Mar 26 1996 - 00:00
From glory to sadness with Nelson MandelaALTHOUGH it was six years ago, I can still remember that balmy afternoon with an almost disturbing vividnessThu Mar 21 1996 - 00:00
