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Soviet Congress stalls as perestroika falters in life changes
In Moscow the inaugural session of the Congress of People's Deputies yielded sharp debate on perestroika with no immediate plan to lift shortages or curb inflation. Gorbachev praised the event as historic while Sakharov and Yeltsin urged concrete social reforms. Ryzhkov warned the state cannot fund quick fixes.
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Moscow
China
Soviet Union
Congress of
People’s Deputies
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Congress
Kremlin
Gorbachev
Andrei D. Sakharov
Boris N. Yeltsin
Soviet Congress of People’s Deputies
Anatoly Miloserdny
Byelorussia
Ryzhkov
Supreme Soviet
KGB Secret Police
Vladimir A. Kryuchkov
Dmitri T. Yazov
Anatoly I. Lukyanov