‘A Hot Autumn’in Russia On 17 October, the same day Russian President Boris Yeltsin abruptly dismissed Aleksandr Lebed from all of his positions at the Kremlin, Nezavisimaya gazeta – a daily generally close to government circles -published what it claimed was an open letter to Defense Minister Igor Rodionov. In the letter, excerpted below, “General […]

You have reached an article for premium members. To read this article please login if you are already a TOL member. Or continue to read our content from the past month.

You can subscribe here to gain access.