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Reports on Russia's national referendum on several issues. Vote of confidence for President Boris Yeltsin; Approval of his policies; Presidential elections; Parliamentary elections; `Soviet-style' pro-Yeltsin propaganda campaign; Media coverage; Opposition party; Results of the referendum.

Focuses on the Boris Yeltsin's action on mafia and bureaucratic corruption by making a team to `establish order' in the government and the economy. Russia's officials who are handpicked by Yeltsin for the team; Two models of market economy according to Boris Nemtsov; How Nemtsov is facing an uphill battle; Most `effective' personal secret services; How majority of the parliament members has turned public service into a profit-making enterprise.

Questions Russian president Boris Yeltsin's capacity to lead his nation to democracy and the free market. US President Bill Clinton's support for Yeltsin; Yeltsin as supposed front-man for hardliners in his circle of advisers; Yeltsin's weakened health condition; Handling of the Chechnya uprising.

Examines Russian President Boris Yeltsin's victory over presidential candidacy rivals like Gennady Zyuganov. Kremlin's decision to renege on its pre-election promise to end the war in Chechnya; Emergence of an anti-corruption campaign in Russia; Components of contemporary Russian democracy.