Russia’s ability to hold Duma elections suggests that democratic institutions are taking root. However, the results were a strong boost to Boris Yeltsin’s opponents, especially (he Communist Partu, on the eve of the presidential electionby ROBERT W. ORTTUNG LEFTIST PARTIES, LED BY THE COMMUNIST Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF), were the clear victors in Russia’s 1995 Duma elections. The […]

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