1991 Reports

‘‘And thus, the Mossoviet...”

Kagarlitsky, Boris

Last spring, when Muscovites elected a majority from the “Democratic Russia” bloc to the city council, thereby opting decisively for the transfer of power from party institutions to the peoples’ choice, no one expected the transition period to be easy. Expectation was universal of clashes between the council’s new majority and the Moscow party committe (together with the latter’s supporters from the “Moscow” bloc within the city council). Conflict did indeed arise, albeit far less dramatic than many deputies anticipated.