Russian parliament opens

Title

Russian parliament opens

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop

TX Date

11 Jan 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:02:55

Description

Andrew Harding reports from Moscow on the first day of Russia’s newly-elected Parliament. There is anxiety after the last building was destroyed by government troops last October. The new Parliament is a weak body that will not be able to derail reforms of Boris Yeltsin. Includes interviews with Oleg Fingko(?), lawyer for controversial LDP leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky; reformist deputy Gregor Valinski(?); presidential adviser Andranik Migranyan on the lack of majority in the Parliament. For Drivetime show.

Contributors

Andrew Harding; Gregor Valinski(?); Andranik Migranyan; Oleg Finko(?)

Keywords

Parliament; Russia; Parliamentary systems; Political reform; Politicians; Moscow; Boris Yeltsin; Vladimir Zhirinovsky; Drivetime (radio programme); LDP; Government control; Political institutions

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