Volume 41, Number 12 · June 23, 1994
Boris the First
By Tatyana Tolstaya
The Struggle for Russia
by Boris N. Yeltsin, translated by Catherine A. Fitzpatrick
Times Books/Belka Publishing Company, 316 pp., $25.00
This episode from Boris Yeltsin's new memoirs is a good illustration of what power means in Russia. The chauffeur, instead of doing his job, turns to his boss for instructions, and the boss automatically waves his hand—onward!—never doubting his supreme rightness.
Review, 4726 words
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