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More defeats for Gorbachev and his reforms? Not necessarily. The Supreme Soviet may have done him a favor. He had given only tepid support to the program presented by Prime Minister Nikolai Ryzhkov in late May; in fact, many Western experts believe Gorbachev had little to do with fine-tuning it. Almost immediately, the plan's half measures were attacked by conservatives and liberals alike. When the advance warning of price increases set off panic ( buying across the country, the Kremlin lost enthusiasm for the proposals...
...President and his handful of domestic woes, Mikhail Gorbachev is likely to relinquish the once powerful post of General Secretary of the Communist Party next month. Who will replace him? The momentum is swinging toward Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze, who has also been considered a potential Prime Minister if Nikolai Ryzhkov is forced to step aside. The choice would be both surprising and plausible. If he is to succeed as President, Gorbachev will need a trusted ally to head the party; Shevardnadze has been a friend for 25 years. If the party is to survive, it will require a leader...
...Like virtually all his fellow citizens, Gorbachev is absorbed by the Soviet Union's domestic problems. He described as a "shift in direction comparable in magnitude to the October Revolution" the package of reform measures that his Prime Minister, Nikolai Ryzhkov, publicly announced two days later. He added, however, that they would not require so many sacrifices as Poland's "shock therapy," which entailed skyrocketing prices and widespread unemployment...
...evenly into three groups: Yeltsin supporters, Vlasov loyalists and the undecided. Even the reformers have mixed feelings about the erratic, boastful populism of Yeltsin. He is, however, a vivid alternative to Vlasov, an organization man who is considered a Gorbachev puppet. "Yeltsin is a man of many contradictions," says Nikolai Yershov, a Deputy from Borovichovsky, "but a vote for him is the only guarantee that there will be no returning to the past. He's the only guy who can look Gorbachev in the eye and tell him the truth...
...kept under surveillance, and you are forbidden to meet with or contact foreigners or criminal elements. The MVD will let you know when you're required to check in at their headquarters. If you have any questions, call the KGB, either Major Yuri Chuprov or Captain Nikolai Shuvalov." Perelygin left...