DOCSLIB.ORG

3097 Hon. Robert A. Weygand Hon. William O. Lipinski

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
3097 Hon. Robert A. Weygand Hon. William O. Lipinski February 24, 1999 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 3097 In Europe, with the end of the Cold War, we anti-Semitism within their ranks. In addition, ceive more for providing care to their children have unfortunately seen a resurrection of rac- this resolution commends President Yeltsin and aging parents. ist attitudes and activities that had not been and other members of the Russian Govern- This legislation will provide much needed fi- eradicated with the defeat of Nazism, just driv- ment for their forceful rejection of such state- nancial assistance to working families for their en underground. ments. Finally, this resolution reiterates the child care needs. For example, Elaine, a sin- In Russia, a nation whose past has seen firm belief of the Congress that peace and jus- gle mother in Rhode Island, earns $28,000 a terrible instances of anti-Semitism both in the tice cannot be achieved as long as govern- year as a clerk for a local utility company. Her Tsarist and Communist eras, anti-Semitism ments and legislatures promote policies based salary puts her just above the amount with had seemingly been exiled to the pages of upon anti-Semitism, racism, and xenophobia. which she would be eligible for assistance rabidly nationalistic newspapers catering only Mr. Speaker, I urge all my colleagues to join from the state to help pay for the child care to the political fringes. Unfortunately, anti- us in support of this resolution. needs of her two children. Unfortunately, the Semitism has now come in out of the cold into f weekly cost for quality care for her two chil- more comfortable confines—specifically into dren amounts to more than $200. Assuming the halls of the Russian State Duma, the lower THE CARE GIVERS TAX her children are in day care for 52 weeks of house of the Russian Parliament. In fairness, REDUCTION ACT the year, her child care costs would amount to I should say that anti-Semitism has found ref- over $10,000. This situation occurs far too fre- uge in the ranks of one particular political HON. ROBERT A. WEYGAND quently, with parents earning too much to party in the Duma—the Communist Party. Last OF RHODE ISLAND qualify for assistance but not enough to afford October, at two public rallies, a Communist IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES quality child care without any assistance. Party member of the Duma, Albert Makashov, Wednesday, February 24, 1999 Currently, Elaine would receive the max- threatened ‘‘the Yids’’ and other ‘‘reformers imum tax credit of $1,440 to help her pay for and democrats’’ with physical retribution for al- Mr. WEYGAND. Mr. Speaker, today, I rise child care expenses. However, if she had no legedly causing Russia’s current problems. to introduce the Care Givers Tax Reduction tax liability, which is often the case with lower Incidentally, I have seen films of Mr. Act, which will update the Dependent Care income workers, she would not be able to re- Makashov’s performance. It is quite sobering. Tax Credit to more accurately reflect the costs ceive a refund for her expenses. Under my When conscientious members of the Duma of providing care to loved ones. legislation, Elaine would be eligible for a re- attempted to censure Mr. Makashov, the Com- A great deal has happened in this country fundable tax credit of $2,080. munist Party majority voted down the resolu- since 1982, including the price working fami- This legislation will make child care more af- tion, and substituted a watered down resolu- lies pay to care for their children or aging par- fordable for Elaine’s family and other working tion condemning ethnic hatred in general. ents. While the cost of quality care has dra- families of our country. I ask my colleagues to In early December, at hearings in the Duma, matically increased, the amount families can join with me in support of updating this tax Communist Party member and chairman of take as a tax credit has eroded during the credit so more families can benefit. the Defense Committee, Victor Ilyukhin past seventeen years. In fact, inflation has f blamed President Yeltsin’s ‘‘Jewish entourage’’ eroded 60 percent of the value of the current for alleged ‘‘genocide against the Russian credit since it was last adjusted. It is time for EAGLE SCOUTS HONORED people.’’ In response to the public outcry, both Congress to update the tax credit to more ac- in Russia and abroad, Communist Party chair- curately reflect the true costs of providing care HON. WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI man Zyuganov explained that the Party had for families in our districts. OF ILLINOIS nothing against ‘‘Jews,’’ just ‘‘Zionism.’’ Our workforce is rapidly changing and mid- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Speaker, it would be hypocritical for me dle aged adults are becoming members of the or any other member of this body to pretend sandwich generation—providing care for both Wednesday, February 24, 1999 that racism and anti-Semitism do not occa- their children and their aging parents. Cur- Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, it gives me sionally rear their ugly heads in our own polit- rently, the federal tax credit available to pro- great pleasure to bring to the attention of my ical process. However, the leadership of the vide financial assistance for care is the De- colleagues, twenty-seven outstanding young two major American political parties consist- pendent Care Tax Credit. This credit is cur- individuals from the 3rd Congressional District ently rejects racist or anti-Semitic individuals rently non-refundable so families with no tax li- of Illinois, who have completed a major goal in as officeholders or candidates for office. For ability are not able to benefit from the depend- their scouting career. instance, the national Republican Party leader- ent care tax credit. The following young men of the 3rd Con- ship has disassociated itself from a former The tax credit has not been adjusted for in- gressional District of Illinois have earned the member of the Ku Klux Klan running for office flation since 1982. Currently, the tax credit high rank of Eagle Scout in the past months: on the Republican Party ballot in Louisiana. only allows taxpayers to use the first $2,400 of Christopher Jesionowski, Gerald Reid, Jr., Similarly, when a local Klan leader in Cali- expenses for one child or dependent and the Charles R. Dattilo, David W. Kurzawski, Ken- fornia ran for Congress on the Democratic first $4,800 of expenses for two or more chil- neth R. Cechura, Matthew J. Tiffy, Carl Party ticket a few years ago, the national party dren or dependents. These levels are woefully Marcanti, Adam Ramm, Daniel David leadership repudiated his candidacy and re- low and do not reflect the real costs in our dis- Grabacki, Brian T. Meyer, James Joseph fused to support him. That is why it is so dis- tricts. The Care Givers Tax Reduction Act of Pesavento, Andrew Paul Marhoul, Corey G. appointing to see the leadership of the Com- 1999 will update this credit and raise the lev- Zadlo, Joshua S. Anderson, Jacob P. Ander- munist Party in Russia attempt to rationalize els to more accurately reflect the cost of pro- son, William (Bill) Skobutt, Gregory Prawdzik, anti-Semitic statements made by its members. viding care—$4,000 for one child or depend- Mark Tatara, Jason M. Wolff, Richard J. Incidentally, I should add that since these ent and $8,000 for two or more children or de- Michals, Matthew A. Nemchausky, Tomasz incidents Mr. Makashov and Mr. Ilyukhin have pendents. Finally, my legislation ties future Sokolowski, William F. Urso, Eric Michael stated that in the next parliamentary elections amounts of the tax credit to inflation. Dusik, Paul Mervine, Prenston Gale, and Keith they will run on a ticket separate from the Furthermore, my legislation would allow the Klikas. These young men have demonstrated Communist Party. maximum tax credit of 30% to families with an their commitment to their communities, and In any event, I believe the Congress should adjusted gross income of $18,000. For every have perpetuated the principles of scouting. It unequivocally condemn the anti-Semitic state- $3,000 more of adjusted gross income, the is important to note that less than two percent ments made by members of the Russian percentage of the tax credit would be reduced of all young men in America attain the rank of Duma. With this in mind, today I am intro- by one. The phaseout would end at 12% for Eagle Scout. This high honor can only be ducing, along with Mr. HOYER, Mr. WOLF, Ms. families earning over $69,000 in adjusted earned by those scouts demonstrating extraor- SLAUGHTER, Mr. PORTER, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. gross income. Under my proposal, a family of dinary leadership abilities. MARKEY, and Mr. SALMON, a resolution which four with two children in child care earning In light of the commendable leadership and condemns anti-Semitic statements made by $32,000 will see their taxes reduced by courageous activities performed by these fine members of the Russian Duma while com- $2,000. My legislation would not diminish any young men, I ask my colleagues to join me in mending actions taken by fair-minded mem- credit a family currently receives but would honoring the above scouts for attaining the bers of the Duma to censure the purveyors of allow low and middle income families to re- highest honor in Scouting—the Rank of Eagle. VerDate Aug 04 2004 14:32 Sep 27, 2004 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 0689 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR99\E24FE9.000 E24FE9 3098 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 24, 1999 Let us wish them the very best in all of their a safe street and send their children to safe at the White House Conference on Child Care future endeavors.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Extensions of Remarks 10681 Extensions of Remarks
    May 24, 1999 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 10681 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS TAIWAN RELATIONS ACT Lima Church on November 30, 1941, by Rev. sion into previously uninhabited areas. Efforts James Galvin. A carpenter by trade, Mario has to preserve and protect endangered natural HON. MAURICE D. HINCHEY worked on many of the Rockaway projects areas is vital to the well-being of Georgia’s en- OF NEW YORK such as Hammels Houses, Arvene, Nordeck, vironment. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Dayton and Surfside. Mario Russo has rou- Ossabaw Island is one of the few remaining barrier islands on the Atlantic Coast to remain Monday, May 24, 1999 tinely worked on improving the quality of life of his friends and neighbors in the Rockaways. in an undeveloped state. The fragile eco- Mr. HINCHEY. Mr. Speaker, on the occa- He has served as the head of the Somerville- systems of the island should be preserved so sion of the twentieth anniversary of the Taiwan Arvene Civic Association, President of the that natural areas along the coast will work to Relations Act, I wish to take this opportunity to Arvene Civic Council and been a member of protect estuaries, wildlife, marshes, and coast- congratulate the Republic of China on Taiwan Community Board 14 for the last thirty years. al shorelines. If Ossabaw Island remains in its and its people on the progress they have In addition, Mario Russo, has been an active natural state, it will provide needed protection made since that time. Taiwan has established member of the American Legion, the Rock- for the mainland from Atlantic storms, permit itself as a stable political presence in Asia, an away Civic Association, and his local Chamber the functioning of marshes which provide important economic power, and proof that de- of Commerce.
    [Show full text]
  • The Role of Politics in Contemporary Russian Antisemitism
    www.jcpa.org No. 414 5 Tishrei 5760 / 15 September 1999 THE ROLE OF POLITICS IN CONTEMPORARY RUSSIAN ANTISEMITISM Betsy Gidwitz Sources of Contemporary Russian Antisemitism / The Setting / Antisemitism Across the Political Spectrum / Forms of Russian Antisemitism / The Oligarchs / The Road to Oligarchy / The Oligarchs and Jewish Identity / The Role of the Russian Government / Political Antisemitism and the Future of Russian Jewry In recent months, since shortly after the collapse of the Russian ruble in August 1998, an upsurge of antisemitism in Russia has generated a startling increase in emigration of Russian Jewry. Among Jews in Israel and many diaspora countries, concern has grown about the fate of those Jews remaining in Russia, the largest of the post-Soviet states. The level of antisemitism in contemporary Russia appears to be higher than at any time since the anti-Zionist and antisemitic campaigns of the early and mid-1980s. Antisemitism of that period was controlled by the Soviet regime and was manipulated according to the needs of the Soviet leadership. Their needs focused on the demand for educated Jews in the Soviet labor force, regime requirements for fidelity to established doctrine, and, to a lesser degree, government objectives in the foreign policy arena. Sources of Contemporary Russian Antisemitism On one level, contemporary Russian antisemitism is simply a particular aspect of the intolerance and bigotry prevalent in Russia today. Discrimination against peoples from the Caucasus Mountain area (such as Chechens, Ingush, Azerbaidzhanis, Georgians, and Armenians) and other minorities, most of whom are darker-skinned than most Russians, is more widespread and more brutal than that against Jews.
    [Show full text]
  • RC 56 00.Qxd
    Center for Social and Economic Research CASE Reports Russia: Political and Institutional Determinants of Economic Reforms Marek Dabrowski, ed. (CASE) Vladimir Mau (IET) Konstantin Yanovskiy (IET) Irina Sinicina (CASE) Rafal Antczak (CASE) Sergei Zhavoronkov (IET) Alexei Shapovalov (CASE) No. 56/2004 Moscow – Warsaw, March 2004 The views and opinions expressed here reflect the author(s) point of view and not necessarily those of the CASE. Country Study carried out under the GDN global research project on 'Understanding Reform'. Key words: economic reforms, transition, Russia, reform sequencing, political reforms, institutional reforms, political economy. Review by José María Fanelli, PhD © CASE – Center for Social and Economic Research, Warsaw 2004 Graphic Design: Agnieszka Natalia Bury DTP: CeDeWu Sp. z o.o. ISSN 1506-1647, ISBN: 83-7178-336-1 Publisher: CASE – Center for Social and Economic Research 12 Sienkiewicza, 00-944 Warsaw, Poland tel.: (48 22) 622 66 27, 828 61 33, fax: (48 22) 828 60 69 e-mail: [email protected] http://www.case.com.pl Contents List of Tables and Figures . 5 1. Introduction . 9 2. History of the Soviet/Russian political and economic reforms 1985-2002 . 14 2.1. The end of the communist 'economic miracle' . 14 2.2. The destabilizing effects of the 'Perestroika' period 1985-1991 . 16 2.3. 'Revolutionary' period of reforms, end of 1991-1994. 18 2.4. The fragile and illusory stabilization of 1995-1998 . 22 2.5. Post-crisis period (1999-2003) . 24 2.6. The overall record and list of unresolved problems. 25 Appendix 2.1. The Main Reform Events and Players, 1990-2003 .
    [Show full text]
  • Russia's Capitalist Revolution Preview Chapter 2: the Collapse: 1988-91
    02--Ch. 2--43-84 9/27/07 2:50 PM Page 43 2 The Collapse: 1988–91 After two years of attempts at radical economic reform Mikhail Gorbachev concluded that little could change in the Soviet Union without profound political reform. He wanted to move toward democracy, but he was al- ways ambiguous whether he wanted a full-fledged democracy as we un- derstand it in the West. His purpose was to undermine the orthodox party apparatus, but he was unclear about whether to transform or demolish the party. Naturally, if he had said openly what he intended to do, he would have been ousted in short order, but what is not said is not clear. For two and a half years, Gorbachev had been the most radical among the Soviet leaders. In November 1987, however, he was outflanked by one of his appointees, Boris Yeltsin. By ousting Yeltsin, Gorbachev made him the popular alternative to himself, and a long duel between them ensued. Eventually, Yeltsin won because he was a true revolutionary who radical- ized at pace with public opinion and he was prepared to face the judgment of the voters. His ultimate victory was to be elected president of Russia in June 1991. The period between 1988 and 1991 was extremely intense. The stage was set by the divide between three top leaders, Gorbachev, Yeltsin, and Yegor Ligachev. Gorbachev’s dominant endeavor was democratization, but he faced one unexpected event after the other. National revivals surged and disputes erupted. When central planning evaporated, massive rent seek- ing evolved.
    [Show full text]
  • 9780691128962.Pdf
    eee Democratic Breakdown and the Decline of the Russian Military Democratic Breakdown and the Decline of the Russian Military eee Zoltan Barany PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS PRINCETON AND OXFORD Copyright © 2007 by Princeton University Press Published by Princeton University Press, 41 William Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08540 In the United Kingdom: Princeton University Press, 3 Market Place, Woodstock, Oxfordshire OX20 1SY All Rights Reserved Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Barany, Zoltan D. Democratic breakdown and the decline of the Russian military / Zoltan Barany. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-691-12896-2 (hardcover : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-691-12896-0 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Russia (Federation). Russkaia Armiia—Reorganization. 2. Russia (Federation). Russkaia Armiia—Political activity. 3. Civil-military relations—Russia (Federation). 4. Russia (Federation)—Politics and government—1991– I. Title. UA772.B275 2007 322′.50947—dc22 2006033996 British Library Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available A University Co-operative Society Subvention Grant awarded by the University of Texas as Austin aided the marketing of this book, and is gratefully acknowledged by Princeton University Press. This book has been composed in Sabon with Insignia display Printed on acid-free paper. ∞ press.princeton.edu Printed in the United States of America 13579108642 eee To my beloved little daughter, Catherine eee CONTENTS Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 CHAPTER 1 The Tragedy and Symbolism of the Kursk 19 CHAPTER 2 Assessing Decay: The Soviet/Russian Military, 1985–2006 44 CHAPTER 3 Explaining the Military’s Political Presence 78 CHAPTER 4 The Elusive Defense Reform 111 CHAPTER 5 Civil-Military Relations and Superpresidentialism 143 Conclusion 169 Notes 193 Index 239 eee ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ne of the first undergraduate term papers I wrote in the Soviet and East European Studies program at Carleton University in Othe mid 1980s analyzed Admiral Sergei Gorshkov’s drive to es- tablish a global Soviet navy.
    [Show full text]
  • Russia: Political and Institutional Determinants of Economic Reforms
    Center for Social and Economic Research CASE Reports Russia: Political and Institutional Determinants of Economic Reforms Marek Dabrowski, ed. (CASE) Vladimir Mau (IET) Konstantin Yanovskiy (IET) Irina Sinicina (CASE) Rafal Antczak (CASE) Sergei Zhavoronkov (IET) Alexei Shapovalov (CASE) No. 56/2004 Moscow – Warsaw, March 2004 The views and opinions expressed here reflect the author(s) point of view and not necessarily those of the CASE. Country Study carried out under the GDN global research project on 'Understanding Reform'. Key words: economic reforms, transition, Russia, reform sequencing, political reforms, institutional reforms, political economy. Review by José María Fanelli, PhD © CASE – Center for Social and Economic Research, Warsaw 2004 Graphic Design: Agnieszka Natalia Bury DTP: CeDeWu Sp. z o.o. ISSN 1506-1647, ISBN: 83-7178-336-1 Publisher: CASE – Center for Social and Economic Research 12 Sienkiewicza, 00-944 Warsaw, Poland tel.: (48 22) 622 66 27, 828 61 33, fax: (48 22) 828 60 69 e-mail: [email protected] http://www.case.com.pl Contents List of Tables and Figures . 5 1. Introduction . 9 2. History of the Soviet/Russian political and economic reforms 1985-2002 . 14 2.1. The end of the communist 'economic miracle' . 14 2.2. The destabilizing effects of the 'Perestroika' period 1985-1991 . 16 2.3. 'Revolutionary' period of reforms, end of 1991-1994. 18 2.4. The fragile and illusory stabilization of 1995-1998 . 22 2.5. Post-crisis period (1999-2003) . 24 2.6. The overall record and list of unresolved problems. 25 Appendix 2.1. The Main Reform Events and Players, 1990-2003 .
    [Show full text]
  • The Electoral System of the Russian Federation
    The original of this publication was published as the research commissioned by the Policy Department for the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament within a framework contract with IRIS. The original version was published separately by the EP (Policy Department for External Policies) in 2011 (number PE 433.688). Copyrights belong to the European Parliament April 2011 THE EU-RUSSIA CENTRE REVIEW The electoral system of the Russian Federation Issue Seventeen CONTENTS Executive summary 4 Introduction 6 Background 6 The evolution of electoral law 7 Roles of legislative and executive branches 9 The Federal Assembly 9 Presidential powers 9 Elections under each President 10 The Yeltsin years 10 New constitution – President versus Parliament 10 Development of political parties under Yeltsin 11 The first three legislative elections 11 Presidential elections 1991 – 1996 13 International Reactions 13 Assessment of the Yeltsin period 15 The Putin years 16 Rise of United Russia 16 Presidential Elections 2000 - 2004 17 Changes during Putin‘s presidency 17 Control of the Media 18 International reactions 18 Assessment of Putin‘s presidency 21 Medvedev‘s Presidency 21 Modernisation Strategy 22 Electoral changes under Medvedev 22 Recent developments 23 Assessment of Medvedev‘s presidency 23 Political parties and electoral support 23 2 Russia‘s party system 23 Law on political parties 23 Funding of parties 24 Role of parties 25 Voter turnout 27 Voter attitudes 28 On political opposition 28 On electoral rules 28 On a personal cult of Putin 28 International reactions 28 Conclusion 29 Annex I: Presidential Election Results 1991-2008 33 Annex II: State Duma Election Results 1993-2007 35 Annex III: The Levada Centre surveys – Public Opinion 37 Bibliography 41 3 A study for the European Parliament by Professor Bill Bowring, Birkbeck College, London, member of the Advisory Board of the EU-Russia Centre1.
    [Show full text]
  • The Orthodox in the Russian Ultranationalist Movements
    Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe Volume 22 Issue 3 Article 3 6-2002 The Orthodox in the Russian Ultranationalist Movements Alexander Verkhovsky Information and Research Center PANORAMA, Moscow Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/ree Part of the Christianity Commons, and the Eastern European Studies Commons Recommended Citation Verkhovsky, Alexander (2002) "The Orthodox in the Russian Ultranationalist Movements," Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe: Vol. 22 : Iss. 3 , Article 3. Available at: https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/ree/vol22/iss3/3 This Article, Exploration, or Report is brought to you for free and open access by Digital Commons @ George Fox University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe by an authorized editor of Digital Commons @ George Fox University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. THE ORTHODOX IN THE RUSSIAN ULTRANATIONALIST MOVEMENTS by Alexander Verkhovsky Alexander Markovich Verkhovsky is Vice-President of the Information and Research Center PANORAMA located in Moscow (www.panorama.ru). The paper was presented at a panel on The Religious Factor in Contemporary Russian Ultranationalism at the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies convention in Washington DC in November 2001. One should not be surprised that Orthodoxy shows a religious preference for radical-nationalist movements. Yet Orthodoxy does not dominate the movement unconditionally. On the one hand, there is the strong position of the neopagans (cf. the speech by Vladimir Pribylovskii, "Neopagan Clamour in Russian Nationalism") that is linked to the neopaganism of German Nazism, as well as with the search for national identity in the face of a "too Jewish" Christianity.
    [Show full text]
  • On April 20, Neo-Nazis Around the World Celebrated the 115Th Anniversary of Adolf Hitler’S Birth
    TESTIMONY OF NICKOLAI BUTKEVICH Research and Advocacy Director, UCSJ: Union of Councils for Jews in the Former Soviet Union Before the CSCE COMMISSION HEARING “HUMAN RIGHTS IN PUTIN’S RUSSIA” Cannon House Office Building, 334 Washington, D.C. May 20, 2004 As UCSJ’s director of research and advocacy, and on behalf of UCSJ, its president, Yosef I. Abramowitz and its National Director, Micah H. Naftalin, I am very pleased to be here this afternoon. I will summarize my prepared statement which I hope will appear in full in the record of this hearing. Over many years, UCSJ has been both pleased and honored to brief the Helsinki Commission on the plight of Refuseniks, and in more recent years on the antisemitic and racist abuse of Jews, Muslims, and other ethnic and religious minorities in the Russian Federation and elsewhere in the former Soviet Union. Often, we have done so in concert with our principal partner, the Moscow Helsinki Group. Under your leadership, Mr. Chairman, and that of your predecessors and colleagues as well as its expert and devoted professional staff, the Helsinki Commission stands as the preeminent venue in the United States government for thoughtful and continuous attention to human rights. It is of special importance in the case of the Russian Federation, a country with a mixed record of progress toward democracy, made more problematic because most other political and diplomatic institutions, as well as the media, seem to have relegated it to the back burner of policy discussion, despite its enormous strategic importance for the United States.
    [Show full text]
  • 02/17/00 CSCE Hearing, the STATUS of RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
    THE STATUS OF RELIGIOUS LIBERTY IN RUSSIA TODAY HEARING BEFORE THE COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION FEBRUARY 17, 2000 Printed for the use of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe [CSCE 106-2-2] Available via the World Wide Web: http://www.house.gov/csce 64-368CC U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 2000 COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH COMMISSIONERS HOUSE SENATE CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH, New Jersey BEN NIGHTHORSE CAMPBELL, Colorado Chairman Co-Chairman FRANK R. WOLF, Virginia KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON, Texas MATT SALMON, Arizona SPENCER ABRAHAM, Michigan JAMES C. GREENWOOD, Pennsylvania SAM BROWNBACK, Kansas JOSEPH R. PITTS, Pennsylvania TIM HUTCHINSON, Arkansas STENY H. HOYER, Maryland FRANK R. LAUTENBERG, New Jersey BENJAMIN L. CARDIN, Maryland BOB GRAHAM, Florida LOUISE McINTOSH SLAUGHTER, New York RUSSELL D. FEINGOLD, Wisconsin MICHAEL P. FORBES, New York CHRISTOPHER J. DODD, Connecticut EXECUTIVE BRANCH COMMISSIONERS HAROLD HONGJU KOH, Department of State EDWARD L. WARNER III, Department of Defense PATRICK A. MULLOY, Department of Commerce COMMISSION S TAFF DOROTHY DOUGLAS TAFT, Chief of Staff RONALD J. MCNAMARA, DeputyChief of Staff (VACANT), Senior Advisor ELIZABETH CAMPBELL, Office Administrator OREST DEYCHAKIWSKY, Staff Advisor JOHN F. FINERTY, Staff Advisor CHADWICK R. GORE, Staff Advisor ROBERT HAND, Staff Advisor JANICE HELWIG, Staff Advisor MARLENE KAUFMANN, Counsel KAREN S. LORD, Counsel for Freedom of Religion MICHELE MADASZ, Staff Assistant/Systems Administrator MICHAEL OCHS, Staff Advisor ERIKA B. SCHLAGER, Counsel for International Law MAUREEN WALSH, General Counsel (ii) THE STATUS OF RELIGIOUS LIBERTY IN RUSSIA TODAY FEBRUARY 12, 2000 OPENING STATEMENTS PAGE Rep.
    [Show full text]
  • ANNUAL REPORT 1999 Russia IHF Focus
    HONORARY CHAIRMAN ADVISORY BOARD (CHAIR) PRESIDENT Yuri Orlov Karl von Schwarzenberg Ludmilla Alexeyeva EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE VICE PRESIDENT Aaron Rhodes Sonja Biserko Ulrich Fischer DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Holly Cartner TREASURER Brigitte Dufour Bjørn Engesland Stein-Ivar Aarsæther Krassimir Kanev Andrzej Rzeplinski Wickenburgg. 14/7, A-1080 Vienna, Austria; Tel +43-1-408 88 22; Fax 408 88 22-50 e-mail: [email protected] – internet: http://www.ihf-hr.org Bank account: Bank Austria Creditanstalt, 0221-00283/00, BLZ 12 000 ANNUAL REPORT 1999 Russia IHF Focus: Elections and referenda; freedom of expression and the media; freedom of association and peaceful assembly; judicial system and independence of the judiciary; conditions in prisons and detention facilities; religious tolerance; freedom of movement; protection of minorities and tolerance; death penalty; rights of the child; human rights defenders. The August decision of the Russian government to devaluate the ruble and to default its foreign debt escalated the collapse of the already miserable economy. As a result of the financial crisis, millions of citizens lost their bank savings. The failure to pay pensions, salaries and social allowances – in some cases for as long as over a year - placed much of the population at the verge of subsistence, the situation getting even more dramatic in the winter of 1998-1999 due to fuel and food shortages in many rural areas. In pace with economic decline, basic human rights were increasingly violated and the rule of law grew extremely weak in the Russian Federation. Regional authorities often operated in total disregard of federal laws, with little protests from Moscow.
    [Show full text]
  • Nova Science Publishers, Inc
    Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Art Director: Christopher Concannon Graphics: Elenor Kallberg and Maria Ester Hawrys Book Production: Michael Lyons, Roseann Pena, Casey Pfalzer, June Martino, Tammy Sauter, and Michelle Lalo Circulation: Irene Kwartiroff, Annette Hellinger, and Benjamin Fung Library of Congress CataloginginPublication Data Vachnadze, Georgii Nikolaevich Russia’s hotbeds of tension / George N. Vachnadze p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1560721413: $59.00 1. Russia (Federation)—Ethnic relations. 2. RegionalismRussia (Federation). 3. Russia (Federation)Politics and government — 1991 I. Title. DK510.33.V33 1993 9321645 305.8’00947~dc20 CIP © 1994 Nova Science Publishers, Inc. 6080 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 207 Commack, New York 11725 Tele. 5164993103 Fax 5164993146 EMail [email protected] All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means: elec tronic, electrostatic, magnetic, tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without permission from the publishers. Printed in the United States of America TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Russia to follow the path of the USSR 1 PART ONE REGIONS THREATEN MOSCOW WITH DIVORCE URALS. Nuclear Discharges in Kyshtym Equals 24 Chernobyl Accidents 13 SIBERIA. Petrodollars Prolonged the Agony of Communism for 30 Years 25 RUSSIAN NORTH. Genocide: From Stalinist Camps to Nuclear Dumps and Testing Ranges 50 FAR EAST. In One Boat with the Japanese, Koreans, Chinese and Americans 66 PART TWO REPUBLICS WITH LITTLE IN COMMON WITH ORTHODOX CHURCH LEGACY OF COMMUNISTS AND GOLDEN HORDE BASHKORTOSTAN. Overwhelming Catastrophes 77 BURYATIA. Buddhism Revived 84 CHUVASHIA. Famous Dark Beer 90 KARELIA. Ruined Part of Finland 91 KOMI.
    [Show full text]