Yeltsin's Unfinished Revolution.

This article looks at the issues arising from the failure of Russian President Boris Yeltsin to create a post-Soviet political system. In 1991, following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Yeltsin decided not to dissolve the Congress and call new elections. He decided not to establish his own political party and bring the democrats under his administration. As a result, he is left confronting the past. What looks like a battle between the government and parliament is really a confrontation with the remnants of the old political system. On December 1, 1992, the Congress of People's Deputies will convene its winter session. During that convention, Yeltsin is expected to confront new challenges to his administration. At stake are two foundations of the Yeltsin administration, namely the emerging market economy and the half-formed democracy.