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...resulted in tragedy for the Chechens, humiliation for the Russian army and political disaster for Boris Yeltsin. His nemesis in the breakaway republic is Jokhar Dudayev, 52, the rebel President, formerly a major general in the Soviet air force. Dudayev lives on the run, moving every night. Time's Yuri Zarakhovich spoke to him recently in a safe house about 500 yds. from the nearest Russian outpost...
...afternoon also featured a presentation by Yuri Kochiyama, a Japanese-American civil rights activist...
...since Grozny was razed, and casualties mounted only after the Russian army invaded. Although Yeltsin realizes how low he has sunk in pre-election polls, his press secretary, Sergei Medvedev, says Yeltsin refuses to "beg" Jokar Dudayev for peace, which means talks are not on the horizon. TIME'S Yuri Zarakhovich reports: "This war is destroying Russia. People aren't being paid. The Army is hungry. It's no coincidence that Russia is asking the IMF for 9 billion dollars, which is 30 trillion roubles: the cost of the Chechnya campaign. If Yeltsin pulls off a peace agreement, he could...
...Reported by John Kohan/Moscow and Yuri Zarakhovich/outside Pervomaiskoye
...Reported by John Kohan and Yuri Zarakhovich/Moscow