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...Russians will supply up to 2,000 soldiers to carry out support functions in Bosnia, Zarakhovich notes that politically it will be much more difficult for Yeltsin to commit combat troops. "Yeltsin cannot afford placing Russian units under Western command -- not on the verge of the elections to the Duma, the lower house of the Russian Parliament, which will be held in an atmosphere of rapidly mounting and shrill anti-Western xenophobia...
...Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, Russia's top ultranationalist, VLADIMIR ZHIRINOVSKY, demonstrated his mastery of female issues last week. First he had a stimulating exchange with Italy's most political porn star, ILONA STALLER. The next day he was all business, choking and pulling the hair of Duma colleague YEVGENIA TISHKOVSKAYA when she crossed him during a debate on Bosnia. As he later explained, "Such women dream of being raped, but no one will ever come close to them." How do you say "Foxy!" in Russian...
...Duma's members are participating in a 10 day program at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. This year's program, a continuation of last year's curriculum, explores the role of both national and state legislatures in a democracy...
...field trips have taken the Duma members to a red Sox Baseball Game, the house of Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino, the Statehouse and even a small town meeting in Concord...
Although not every part of the rigorous schedule has been enthusiastically received, Duma members say they are pleased with the program in general...