Russia's choice: terror or reform: With the power struggle in Moscow unresolved, Ruslan Khasbulatov appeals to parliament and president to co-operate - for democracy's sake
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The author is Speaker of the Russian parliament. This is an abridged extract from his autobiography, 'The Struggle for Russia: Power & Change in the Democratic Revolution', edited by Richard Sakwa, to be published in English by Routledge on 8 April at pounds 19.99.
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