Boris Yeltsin won a comfortable victory in the Russian Republic's third presidential election. The vote underscored strong public desire for change and the dwindling influence of the Soviet Communist establishment. The US administration has avoided doing anything to add to Mr. Yeltsin 's stature as a rival to Communist President Gorbachev . It now appears that a new working relationship between Boris Yeltsin and Gorbachev has changed the situation. Putting aside strong differences, they are working on transforming the Soviet Union at a more rapid pace; namely, a new federal structure decentralizing much political and economic power to the nation's One republics.
Boris Yeltsin won a comfortable victory in the Russian Republic's first presidential election. The vote underscored strong public desire for change and the dwindling influence of the Soviet Communist establishment. The US administration has avoided doing anything to add to Mr. Yeltsin's stature as a rival to Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev. It now appears that a new working relationship between Yeltsin and Gorbachev has changed the situation. Putting aside strong differences, they are working on transforming the Soviet Union at a more rapid pace; namely, a new federal structure decentralizing much political and economic power to the nation's 15 republics.