l Movement of Russia, Anatoliy PANFILOV;
Democratic Party of Russia, Nikolay TRAVKIN; Dignity and Charity
Federal Political Movement, Konstantin FROLOV; Russia's Future-New
Names electoral association, Vyacheslav LASHCHEVSKIY; Women of Russia
Party, Alevtina FEDULOVA
anti-market and/or ultranationalist parties:
Agrarian Party, Mikhail LAPSHIN; Communist Party of the Russian
Federation, Gennadiy ZYUGANOV; Liberal Democratic Party of Russia,
Vladimir ZHIRINOVSKIY
note:
more than 20 political parties and associations tried to gather enough
signatures to run slates of candidates in the 12 December 1993
legislative elections, but only 13 succeeded
Other political or pressure groups:
NA
Member of:
BSEC, CBSS, CCC, CE (guest), CERN (observer), CIS, CSCE, EBRD, ECE,
ESCAP, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INMARSAT, INTELSAT,
INTERPOL, IOC, IOM (observer), ISO, ITU, LORCS, MINURSO, NACC, NSG,
OAS (observer), PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIKOM, UNOMOZ,
UNPROFOR, UN Security Council, UNTAC, UN Trusteeship Council, UNTSO,
UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
Diplomatic representation in US:
chief of mission:
Ambassador Vladimir Petrovich LUKIN
chancery:
1125 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036
telephone:
(202) 628-7551 and 8548
consulate(s) general:
New York, San Francisco, and Seattle
consulate(s):
Washington
US diplomatic representation:
chief of mission:
Ambassador Thomas R. PICKERING
embassy:
Novinskiy Bul'var 19/23, Moscow
mailing address:
APO AE 09721
telephone:
[7] (095) 252-2451 through 2459
FAX:
[7] (095)-4261/4270
consulate(s):
St. Petersburg, Vladivostok
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@Russia, Economy

Overview:
Russia, a vast country with a wealth of natural resources, a
well-educated population, and a diverse industrial base, continues to
experience severe difficulties in moving from its old centrally
planned economy to a modern market economy. President YEL'TSIN's
government has made some progress toward a market economy by freeing
most prices, slashing defense spending, unifying foreign exchange
rates, and launching an ambitious privatization program. Yet much of
the old order persists and YEL'TSIN faces formidable opposition to
further measures such as the reduction of subsidies to old-line
industries. Output continues to fall although the mix is gradually
becoming more r