Johnson's Russia List 12 April 1997 djohnson@cdi.org [Note from David Johnson: 1. Celeste Wallander (Harvard): Ethnicity, citizenship, and the Cosby killer. 2. Stanislav Menshikov: Re. Kagarlitsky Reviews Kotz-Weir Book. 3. Ira Straus: Re, "Russia rights groups complain of persecution." 4. Reuter: Russian opposition paints bleak picture of economy. (Lebed and Yavlinsky). 5. Moskovskiy Komsomolets: Interview with Defense Minister Igor Rodionov: "The Khaki Jazzman. Igor Rodionov: I Am Bogged Down in the Struggle for Survival." 6. Floriana Fossato (RFE/RL): Yeltsin's Anti-Corruption Decree Leaves Loopholes-- An Analysis. 7. Brian Taylor (Harvard): Re. Pipes on Figes. (Revisionism and Russian studies). 8. Theodore Karasik (UCLA): Re. Pipes and the Caucasus. 9. RIA Novosti: BODIES OF STATE AUTHORITY NEED NEW IDEAS AND PUBLIC INITIATIVES ON THE STABILISATION OF THE SITUATION IN THE COUNTRY. 10. Reuter: Russian grills officials at corruption meeting. (Nemtsov). 11. ITAR-TASS: Seleznev Disputes Yeltsin Duma Inefficiency Charge.] ***************** [795 lines left ... full text available at <url:http://www.reference.com/cgi-bin/pn/go?choice=message&table=04_1997&mid=1874777&hilit=SCEPTICAL> ] -------------------------------- Article-ID: 04_1997&1875860 Score: 78 Subject: Change your life within weeks!!!