The commonwealth to be built on the ruins of empire: price hikes will be the first test for Yeltsin and the republics. (Boris Yeltsin, Commonwealth of Euro-Asian Independent States) (Predictions 1992) From: U.S. News & World Report | Date: December 30, 1991| Author: Stanglin, Douglas | COPYRIGHT 1991 All rights reserved. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Russia is the pre-eminent member of the Commonwealth of Euro-Asian Independent States, the successor to the USSR. The success or failure of the economic reforms of Russian Pres Boris Yeltsin will have a profound affect on other Commonwealth members.

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