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...York Times in 1984, the succession battle imminent at the time would be one between Karpov, a political "today, and the more individualistic Kasparov. And while Schoenfeld predicted that the Soviet government would back Karpov, Kasparov's success and the very openness with which he criticizes Gorbachev today are a political sign in themselves...
Perestroika has not significantly improved life in the Soviet Union, Kasparov says, calling Gorbachev "the man who has now become a dictator." And he gets in a few digs at Karpov, as well, labelling him "a symbol of the Soviet system...
...Kasparov is a critic of the Soviet Union," he says, "but everyone there is a critic [nowadays], including Gorbachev, Ligachev, Yeltsin, and Shevarnadze...
...populist is not an easy one. Fired from the Politburo two years ago, Boris Yeltsin performed the impossible in Soviet politics -- a comeback -- and skated to victory in parliamentary elections last March. Since then, however, Yeltsin has been sniped at by both opponents and supporters of Mikhail Gorbachev for being too brash and publicity hungry in his criticisms about the pace of perestroika. Last week Yeltsin was shot at again, but this time the volley went right through his foot, and the finger on the trigger...
Stung by the snickers, Yeltsin later claimed that the brouhaha was an attempt by Gorbachev to "ruin my health and have me withdrawn from the realm of political struggle." Not so, retorted Bakatin, who called a press conference to brand Yeltsin a liar and, giving the knife a turn, charge that his story "does not hold water." Yeltsin may recover from his soaking, but he may also discover that a politician whose private life becomes the butt of jokes eventually does not have to worry about his public life. Just ask Gary Hart...