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...religions from operating in the country unless they have been established there for more than 15 years. Denounced by human rights activists as trampling on Russian constitutional guarantees of freedom of religion, the bill is a boon for other traditional faiths such as Islam and Buddhism. But it's theRussian Orthodox Church that was the driving force behind the move. The church has increasingly seen its hold over Russian souls wrested away by foreign upstarts from Hare Krishnas to Mormons to Aum Shinri Kyo wannabe-cults. Calling on a war chest (supplied by its duty-free, multimillion dollar oil export...
...victory. The peace agreement does nothing to addressthe underlying cause of the war: the issue of Chechen independence."Although both sides have made noises about talks, nothing concrete has happened." Nor is an agreement likely soon. Chechen leader Jokhar Duduyev has already denounced the accord, Donnelly notes, while theRussian government fears the political repercussions of Chechen independence."This is really a crucial time for the Russian confederation. There are a quite a few republics -- Tatarstan, for instance -- that are rich in natural resources and pretty self-sufficient. They're paying taxes to Moscow, and getting little in return. Allowing Chechnya...
Atlantis Commander Hoot Gibson gave a Houston Rockets T-shirt to Cosmonaut Anatoly Solavyev, as theRussian and American crews wrapped up the final day of their joint mission aboard the Mir space stationin a celebratory mood. Pulling on the shirt, Solavyev, who became a Rockets fan while training for the mission at the Johnson Space Center, took advantage of gravity-free conditions to vault over his fellow spacemen. Astronaut Norman Thagard, who celebrated his 52nd birthday aboard the MIR space station feeling like "a lab rat" as fellow astronauts collected blood and other biological samples, said he wished he could...
...elderly civilians in a Chechen village last month. The Russian Parliament is now investigating the events of Apr. 7-10, when soldiers reportedly stormed into Samashki, 20 miles west of Grozny, torching buildings, tossing grenades into the basements where frightened residents were hiding, and shooting unarmed residents at random. "TheRussian army was thrown into this combatfor which they were not prepared," says TIME Moscow correspondent Terence Nelan. "The soldiers are angry and frustrated, and all the Chechen fighters are hiding in the hills. So they lash out at the people they can find, the civilians." The military, which blocked international...
...Russian guard said he was not charged withany infraction during the hearing and was notgiven any reason for the suspension. While theRussian guard said he presented a written report,neither the second guard nor Dowling presentedreports, and the alleged assailant was not presentat the meeting...