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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Federation, the Soviet Union's largest republic, which intends to begin its own 500-day crash conversion to a free market on Nov. 1. Calling the Gorbachev plan "deliberate deception" in its finances and a likely "catastrophe," Russian leader and maverick reformer Boris Yeltsin reaffirmed his commitment to more drastic measures. In a chilling allusion to last December's Romanian upheaval, Yeltsin wondered, "Do they intend to wait until the people take to the streets to have their...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Soviet Union No Peace for the Prizewinner | 10/29/1990 | See Source »

While Klaus' plans are less drastic than the wags imply, he has a reputation for toughness. President Vaclav Havel himself has long argued that Klaus' shock therapy is too severe and would produce civil unrest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Czechoslovakia: Bitter Glass Of Beer | 10/29/1990 | See Source »

...first step involves convincing the general public that the grounds of pornography are base and demoralizing. Second, the Tanners must realize that drastic policy reversals cannot take place overnight...

Author: By Linda Liu, | Title: Sense, Not Censorship | 10/20/1990 | See Source »

Each step would involve many real or imagined sacrifices for particular groups; each one would be bitterly fought. Normally, any change remotely as drastic happens only through war or domestic catastrophe. So, is it simply utopian to hope for an American revival...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: The Second American Century | 10/8/1990 | See Source »

Faith suggested more drastic steps to encourage better student integration, "If I had my druthers, I would like to see the house system destroyed and replaced by dorms connected by a student center...

Author: By D. RICHARD De silva, | Title: Dudley Discusses New Role | 10/4/1990 | See Source »

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