Russia: Yeltin’s Stormy Relationship With Congress, White House Occupation

(31 Dec 1993) RUSSIA: map of commonwealth of independent states; large communist flag across screen; May Day clashes between pro and anti-Yeltsin demonstrators: crowd advancing towards wall of police shields; crowd pushing against bus to turn it over; police launching into crowd, militiaman kicking and hitting demonstrator; truck ramming firefighting vehicle against railings (with firemen inside); demonstrator with stick confronting militiaman; burning vehicle; (Yeltin’s stormy relationship with congress) ruslan khasbulatov,parliamentary speaker,speaking at podium in parliament; special session of congress voting to cancel Yeltsin’s referendum on Yeltsin’s new constitution; Yeltsin walking out with a glum expression; Yeltsin at podium granting himself special presidential powers; sot english delegate “of course I understand clearly what he was saying, but he was drunk“; (White House occupation) night shot of White House; night shot demonstrators milling around; Ruslan Khasbulato