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...hefty majority. It has the might of the state behind it and faces a fragmented opposition. Russia's liberal middle class is largely represented by two small parties, the Union of Right Forces and Yabloko - both Western-oriented and led by somewhat faded boy wonders, Boris Nemtsov and Grigory Yavlinsky, respectively. Their rivalry has prevented them from establishing an alliance, so both parties may fail to reach the 5% mark needed to qualify for the Duma. If the elections are true to past form, there will be some vote rigging. "In Moscow or in St. Petersburg, they rig the vote...
...Sakharov as TIME's Person of the Century--was scathing. "After eight years in the Kremlin, sadly, what has Boris Nikolayevich achieved? Nothing. He left Russia with a dangerous constitution that was made just for him, and now Putin will exploit it." Other former associates remembered Yeltsin warmly. Boris Nemtsov, a onetime Yeltsin favorite, declared, "Yeltsin has proved that as a politician he is much stronger than any other politician in Russia." Yeltsin "came and went beautifully," Nemtsov said...
...Nemtsov's next speech is at noon Friday in Coolidge Hall...
...Russia needs a new generation," Nemtsov, said...
Feldberg Professor of Government and Russian Studies Timothy J. Colton, who introduced Nemtsov, said the former deputy prime minister represents a newer, more effective kind of Russian politician...