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...Viktor Oshchenko, a diplomat in the Russian Embassy in Paris, was a British double agent for years. Last month Moscow asked him to come home. Fearing the worst, he defected to London. MI-6 is now debriefing him at a safe house. He must know plenty: Moscow has since recalled at least a dozen of his fellow spies from Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Belgium and the Netherlands. Oshchenko specialized in stealing science and technology secrets. Says a senior British diplomat: "The Russians' need for everything is more desperate than ever because of the country's abysmal shape...
...judges awarded the gold to the UnifiedTeam's Viktor Petrenko, the pre-Olympic favorite,even though Petrenko fell once in an uninspiringroutine...
...NATIONALISTS. Many of the communist sympathizers are trying to broaden their appeal by adopting some of the nationalist and patriotic themes of the right wing. At last week's demonstration, symbols of Russian imperialism were almost as common a sight as the hammer and sickle. Viktor Alksnis, who led a faction of hard-liners in the old Soviet parliament, has teamed up with noncommunist nationalists in an umbrella movement called Nashi (Ours) that seeks to restore the U.S.S.R., whether in its previous form or as a new Russian empire. "Anyone who supports the union is ours," says Alksnis...
...Only the name has changed," claims former biathlon world champion Viktor Mamatov, now a sports official in Moscow. "The spirit, the team, the trainers and the coaches are the same." They will be going for gold in Nordic skiing, the biathlon, skating and hockey, he insists. Others are not so sure. Alexei Bykov, a Russian speed-skating hopeful, thinks the country's uncertain future will have a negative effect on athletes who, he says, "need comfortable conditions and psychological security...
...Independence is the only way out of the current situation. It's easier to put order into small yard than a large yard," said Viktor Zakerpikny, 43, as he cast his ballot in Byelo Tserkov, 55 miles south of Kiev...