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October 1993: On the Verge of Civil War

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Twenty years ago this week, on October 3-4, 1993, a stand-off between two branches of the newly independent Russian government – the executive branch, represented by President Boris Yeltsin, and the legislative branch, represented by chairman of the Supreme Soviet Ruslan Khasbulatov – escalated into an armed conflict that left nearly 200 dead.

Twenty years ago this week, on October 3-4, 1993, a stand-off between two branches of the newly independent Russian government – the executive branch, represented by President Boris Yeltsin, and the legislative branch, represented by chairman of the Supreme Soviet Ruslan Khasbulatov – escalated into an armed conflict that left nearly 200 dead.

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