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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Sunday, November 24, 1991

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 24, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday november 24, 1991 the stars and stripes c Page 3 russian warns of fascist dictatorship West urged to Aid new democracy by Lynda Davidson Kaiserslautern Bureau Ramstein a Germany a fascist leadership is Likely to overtake Russia if the West fails to help the new democracy gain economic stability a High level russian Security official warned last week. A the West countries should realize this danger today and help us today to protect our Newborn democracy in Russia today if they done to want later on to take measures to defend themselves from a new enemy which May come from a new dictatorship from Russia a said Boris t. Bolshakov chairman of the sub committee on questions of state Security for the russian federation. Bolshakov also is a member of the federations committee on Law and order and prevention of crime in Russia. Bolshakov speaking through an interpreter tuesday is travelling with a group of russian students and teachers Particio for a Long time the Best people the most Clever people and the most educated people were elected to work in this system a he said of the Kab the soviet unions secret police network. Members of that elite group understood prevailing conditions in the soviet Union and realized that their nation lagged behind the West economically socially and politically Bolshakov said. Bolshakov credited soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev with beginning the process of change despite Gorbachev a waning popularity in the Wake of hardships brought on by the shift in economic systems. A it is impossible not to acknowledge that it was Gorbachev who made the first step who started perestroika and All of us must admit it and must be thankful to him a he said. Criticism of Gorbachev does no to lie in the concept of perestroika itself but in the democracy in Russia is in a very difficult position a very difficult situation. The people have nothing to Wear and nothing to put on and nothing to eat they want  Boris t. Bolshakov Pating in an Exchange program at the High school at Ramstein a. In an interview he cited the recent nato talks in Italy As the first step toward cementing peaceful relations. Reducing the number of tactical nuclear missiles Bolshakov said a gave us the Opportunity to reduce our military expenses and to put this Money into the Economy and for social needs. New Money never comes from  Bolshakov said his position As a former Kab officer allowed him to get firsthand information quicker and to understand changing societal processes quicker than his fellow countrymen. Gorbachev a execution of it said Bolshakov. Poor planning and poor selection of a team to carry out the policy were Gorbachev a main mistakes said Bolshakov. A the Gorbachev wanted to base perestroika on the old ideology upon old ideas but these ideas were dead themselves a he said. A the did not use the Trust of the people properly during these five  Bolshakov was responsible for russian president Boris Yeltsin selection Campaign in his local area of Ivanovo 300 Miles from Moscow. A about 70 percent of the people in Russia support him a Bolshakov said. Bolshakov said he thinks the soviet coup attempt in August was the result of the a Many mistakes made by Gorbachev. These mistakes coupled with the communist party a loss of elections in Russia set the stage. A the most dangerous enemies Are the enemies that have been wounded a he said. Former soviet prime minister Valentin Pavlov on trial soon for his involvement in the ill fated coup had asked Gorbachev for a urgent rights to be Able to provide urgent measures without the permission of the parliament a Bolshakov said. At that time he noted everybody could see that the team was forming already. During the coup the russian people a wanted to be with Yeltsin themselves a said Bolshakov. A the did not need to ask anybody to come. People tried to come to him and tried to find him As the Center. A that situation a he went on to say a proved that Yeltsin was the Only Leader who could save the democracy. It is very important for Russia especially to have a Leader who is trusted. Bolshakov believes that Gorbachev misplaced his Trust in the officers he had appointed and these men poisoned Gorbachev a Early attitudes of Yeltsin. A it was not Gorbachev who spoke but it was the opinion of those people on whom Gorbachev relied he said. Former Kab chief Vladimir Kryuchkov a put this question this problem of the relations Between Gorbachev and Yeltsin on the level of state policy a he said. Bolshakov said that it was Kryuchkov who tried to find a special information about Yeltsin and the people around him. We can say that Gorbachev was somehow  soviet Unity was strengthened because of the coup said Bolshakov. A any danger unites people. Russian people Are so used to any danger to be United facing the  Bolshakov said that it is important to a amps Lynda Davidson Boris t. Bolshakov. Democracy in Quot difficult position now take advantage of russian Unity. A the democracy in Russia is in a very difficult position a very difficult situation. The people have nothing to Wear and nothing to put on and nothing to eat. They want bread. They want clothes and they say it is All the same for us who is there at the head of state a Bolshakov said that if another coup does no to occur there is a danger that leaders like Vladimir a Mirinovsky the head of the Liberal democratic party Quot but a True fascist May come to Power. We done to want to have fascists in our country. We done to want to have any kind of dictatorship. That a the main  a people should bring up the children in the Way to give them the Opportunity to learn the world by themselves Quot said Bolshakov. A Many countries and Many governments try to make people think the Way they want them to think. People Are Able to think themselves to think to Analyse to conic to their own  watching Yeltsin urges free Russia by Joseph Owen Stuttgart Bureau Stuttgart Germany a spec. Jay r. Goldman can to read the German edition of Boris Yeltsin a memoirs that he cradled in his hand saturday morning but it held another attraction. Yeltsin had just signed it for him. Goldman a Surveyor assigned to he co 7th engr brigade in the Stuttgart suburb of kor Westheim said he had come to Stuttgart a Schloss Platz to see the president of the russian Republic. A i am very much for a free Russia. And i think 1 can speak for All americans that they feel the same a Goldman said As Yeltsin moved on shaking hands with people gathered behind police barricades at the Neues Schloss an ornate 18th-Century Palace that now houses offices and reception rooms for the Baden Wurst pm Berg state government. Yeltsin offering More evidence that Russia is moving toward relative autonomy within the soviet Union announced at a morning news conference that his republics government will open a consulate in Stuttgart. He also announced the establishment of a russian information Center intended to help establish business contacts Between russian entrepreneurs and companies in Baden Wurttemberge. Yeltsin said most German contacts with Russia already originate in this Southwest German state which is Germany a third largest and is Home to Many of its critical industries. Baden Wiir Temberg established a management and marketing Center last year in St. Petersburg where 800 students Are receiving training state minister president Erwin Teufel said. Teufel said the state will sponsor student Exchange programs and research in agriculture economics and science. They also plan to ship emergency donations of food to help russians get through the Winter. The donations will be dedicated to a specific District in the ural mountains that is Home to about 20 million people Yeltsin said adding that the soviet defense ministry has already agreed to transport the food. Yeltsin arrived in Stuttgart on Friday night for receptions and meetings with state government officials. His saturday morning itinerary also included a visit to the Headquarters of the automaker Daimler Benz which manufactures Mercedes Benz vehicles. He flew later to Potsdam on the final leg of his three Day visit to Germany his first trip outside the soviet Union since the failed coup in august.14th yugoslavian truce set As War continues Zagreb Yugoslavia a Yugoslavia a rival leaders agreed to a new cease fire saturday but Battles raged unabated in Eastern Croatia. The 14th truce of the 5-month-old War was agreed on in Geneva by leaders of rival Serbia and Croatia and the Federal defense minister Gen. Veljko Kadijevic. They met on Swiss Neutral ground with International mediators. . Special envoy Cyrus Vance invited them a to pursue discussions of the feasibility of a United nations peacekeeping operation in Yugoslavia a said Vance a assistant Herbert Okun. Vance said the truce would enter into Force today but it was not immediately Clear what time. He told reporters that negotiations on where to place peacekeepers would continue. The european Community chief negotiator lord Carrington also attended. The dec has brokered 13 previous cease fires in Yugoslavia All of which have failed. While meeting All key players in the conflict last week Vance said that peacekeepers should be sent As soon As possible. But the United nations has said it will not Send peacekeepers until a cease fire takes hold. As the leaders talked in Geneva heavy fighting continued in Eastern Croatia where serb dominated forces pounded Osisek capital of the Slavonia Region. Hundreds of refugees were reportedly fleeing the town. Osisek is nearly encircled and has been shelled almost daily for several months. Attacks on the City intensified after the fall of the Danube River town of Vukovan 20 Miles away. The defeat at Vukovan which had become a source of Pride for Croatia during the three months it resisted a siege by serb led forces was a blow to the croatian government and a pres Tige Booster for the army embarrassed by its inability to take it  
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