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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...first mistake Boris Yeltsin made may have been the worst: his decision to teach the rebellious little region a lesson. After losing Eastern Europe and 14 former Soviet republics, Russia would bend no more. To revive the country's pride and show other restive nationalities what happens to secessionists, Yeltsin decided to slap down the Chechens. He thought it would be easy to whip the backward province of 1.2 million into line and earn himself a much needed boost in popularity. Instead he marched his army into a humiliating, bloody...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why It All Went So Very Wrong | 1/16/1995 | See Source »

Even with his single-digit GPA, I can also take pride in the play of the Minuteman's and Hartford Public's Marcus Camby. Besides, inundated with local news coverage, how can I not admire Coach Calipari and his cagers...

Author: By Shira A. Springer, | Title: New England Regains College Hoops Stardom | 1/11/1995 | See Source »

...expensive); his pigs wore wigs and served dinner to guests at Mount Vernon (very nicely too, but still ); and his sheep wore academic gowns and delivered lectures. They "measured the sea with a stick./ Then, raising their hoofs in triumph, they cried:/ 'We say with a certain amount of pride,/ If the ocean were stood up on its side/ You would see that it's deep but not thick...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOOKS: Imagine: a Cow in a Gown! | 12/19/1994 | See Source »

...certainly pride itself on some of its convenient health services. If you need a quick physical (and I do mean quick) you can definitely do that in five minutes--maybe even between classes...

Author: By Nancy RAINE Reyes, | Title: Harvard's Health Crisis | 12/14/1994 | See Source »

...some inane reason, I take pride in the coming up with derogatory names to describe Southern California teams. Maybe it's just hormonal, but when I look back at all the things I've said at sporting events, I smile...

Author: By Eric F. Brown, | Title: Hormonal Chanting | 12/14/1994 | See Source »

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