Viktor Chernomyrdin and the 1995 Price of a Moscow Parade
While Russian federal troops conducted "mop-up" operations in Samashki, Washington spent April 10, 1995, ensuring the diplomatic weather was clear for a WWII anniversary.
By Constance Bell ·
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Boris Yeltsin and the 1999 Pact to Install Vladimir Putin
A Russian president promised to ensure a specific winner in the next election, a detail kept from the broader diplomatic corps under a "not distributed" order for 25 years.
By Harlan Pryce ·
Russian Forces Burned Samashki Homes While Yeltsin Promised Peace
Young men were snatched from their families and civilian homes burned in a campaign of terror that U.S. diplomats knew contradicted Boris Yeltsin's public promises.
By Desmond Okafor ·
60 US Officers Monitored Vladimir Putin’s 2000 Presidential Bid
Voters in the Russian Far East pinned their hopes for stability on Vladimir Putin while observers tracked family voting and a 30-minute blackout that plunged Oktyabrskiy into darkness.
By Marcus Boone ·