Publisher's Synopsis
As the title of this work suggests, the situation in the USSR is now crucial. Chaos, uncertainty and conflict have reached such proportions that it seems impossible for things to get any worse. With Gorbachev set to beg for financial and economic assistance at the G7 summit, Yeltsin now directly elected president of the Russian republic, and Leningrad soon to revert to its pre-revolutionary name of St Petersburg, the background to these events needs to be understood and seen in context.;This work outlines the major developments of 1990 through materials published in the Soviet press, both right-wing and radical. Grouped by subject, these articles and interviews embrace all aspects of life in the USSR.
