Word: leonti
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Dates: during 1996-1996
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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...
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