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Gorbachev seeks emergency powers amid stalled reform
President Gorbachev urged the Supreme Soviet to grant sweeping emergency powers to stabilize the economy as lawmakers failed to vote on his plan or on new powers. He warned time is short and pressed for a move toward market reforms despite competing plans from Shatalin Ryzhkov and others.
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Moscow
Mikhail Gorbachev
Supreme Soviet
Gorbachev
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Stanislav Shafalin
Nikolai Ryzhkov
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Ryzhkov
Shatalin