Her father's keeper: Yeltsin's daughter is his closest confidante

Article Abstract:

Tatyana Dyachenko, Yeltsin's younger daughter, acts as nurse and counselor to the Russian president. She has an official position as presidential adviser that gives her control of access to Yeltsin. Her job includes keeping him away from alcohol and telling him unpleasant things that others do not dare to say. She is believed to have played a minor role in the 1998 cabinet shake-up.

Political activity, Political aspects, Yeltsin, Boris, Family, Dyachenko, Tatyana

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Downward mobility

Article Abstract:

Many Russians were beginning to enjoy some signs of middle-class prosperity, thanks largely to reforms enacted in 1991, when inflation and rapidly-rising unemployment in 1998 ended this trend. Prices of goods and services have risen, and many of the most competent unemployed workers are attempting to leave the country.

Economic aspects

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The rock star monks

Article Abstract:

Eleftheroi ('The Free'), a rock group formed by 15 Greek monks, has proved very successful. The group's two CDs of classic rock songs have sold more than 150,000 copies, reflecting a revival in interest in the Greek Orthodox Church among young people.

Sound recordings, Monks, Eleftheroi (Music group)

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