Johnson's Russia List 21 May 1997 djohnson@cdi.org [Note from David Johnson: 1. Patrick Armstrong (Canadian Defense Ministry): MORTALITY RATES IN RUSSIA AND USSR. 2. Peter Rubstein: Melor[is] Sturua. (DJ: I also knew Melor in the old Izvestia days, primarily through his son who was an arms control researcher working at the Arbatov institute. As I recall, his thesis was on the Trident=20 submarine program. We at CDI had a great deal of contact with the USA Institute where, along with others, we did more than Ronald Reagan to help change the face of the ancien regime. And less than Russians themselves.) 3. Reuter: Russian government faces parliament wrath over=20 cuts. 4. Irish Times: Helen Womack, Late night Russian television=20 bewitches viewers. 5. Reuter: Talbott says new threat could alter NATO pledges. 6. RIA Novosti: IN FIRST QUARTER OF THIS YEAR GOVERNMENT FAILED=20 TO IMPLEMENT 1997 BUDGET LAW, STATES RUSSIA'S ACCOUNTS CHAMBER. 7. Washington Post: Lally Weymouth, Landsbergis's Warning. 8. Reuter: Russian economy stagnant despite bright spots. [876 lines left ... full text available at <url:http://www.reference.com/cgi-bin/pn/go?choice=message&table=05_1997&mid=3663714&hilit=ART+SATELLITE> ] -------------------------------- Article-ID: 05_1997&3689270 Score: 78 Subject: eeurope-news digest (97/05/20 12750)