Tuesday 1 April 2014

The Impeachment of President Yeltsin



The charges

Parliamentary Communists, who mounted the impeachment drive, accuse Yeltsin of treason, first-degree murder and plotting to sell Russia out to the West. The five specific counts say he:

  • Instigated the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union

  • Improperly used force against rebellious lawmakers in 1993

  • Launched the botched 1994-96 war in Chechnya

  • Waged genocide against Russians with market reforms that impoverished the country

  • Ruined Russia's military

    The Chechnya charge is the one most likely to attract enough votes for impeachment.




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