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With Chubais' worry in mind, some of those close to Yeltsin have publicly called for the election's postponement. Given such comments from the likes of Alexander Korzhakov, chief of the President's security staff, and Leonti Kuznetsov, Moscow's military district commander, many fear that a serious signal has been sent. Yeltsin has forthrightly quashed such speculation, but Zyuganov won the round by appearing thoughtful and nonthreatening. "I am for the law, and the law calls for elections," Zyuganov said almost immediately after Korzhakov's remarks...
...democracies, where a fall from power means more than just retiring to write your memoirs. With Russian elections fast approaching, Boris Yeltsin's advisors have begun to worry that a Yeltsin loss could prove costly. Fears of retribution by an incoming Communist administration have led close Yeltsin aide Aleksander Korzhakov to call Sunday for a postponement of elections. "Korzhakov was rebuked by Yeltsin, who said Tuesday that the elections will be held," reports TIME's Bruce Nelan. "Understandably, Yeltsin's close allies are afraid that if he loses the presidency they will be prime targets of the next regime, Korzhakov...
...democracies, where a fall from power means more than just retiring to write your memoirs. With Russian elections fast approaching, Boris Yeltsin's advisors have begun to worry that a Yeltsin loss could prove costly. Fears of retribution by an incoming Communist administration have led close Yeltsin aide Aleksander Korzhakov to call Sunday for a postponement of elections. "Korzhakov was rebuked by Yeltsin, who said Tuesday that the elections will be held," reports TIME's Bruce Nelan. "Understandably, Yeltsin's close allies are afraid that if he loses the presidency they will be prime targets of the next regime, Korzhakov...
...fact, extraconstitutional jockeying has already begun, and in connection with the most serious matter--control of Russia's nuclear weapons. Moscow sources told TIME that last Thursday the President's closest advisers convened an urgent meeting in the Kremlin. Among those present was Alexander Korzhakov, the former KGB officer who serves as Yeltsin's top bodyguard and crony. The gist of the meeting was that under no circumstance should the briefcase containing the codes for Russia's nuclear arsenal be transferred to Chernomyrdin. That briefcase is with Yeltsin in his hospital room. Korzhakov is one of the few people...