> In Russia right now, there is a lot of talk about the struggle for power
> between the "Family" (i.e. the circle around Yeltsin, including part of
his
> literal family, like his daughter Tatyana) and the "Petersburgers," the
> former Chekists around Putin and his old colleagues from St. Petersburg.
What is surprising is the ease with which the Oligarchy can rig the sell offs of the state owned enterprises ! Is there no real opposition to the "Family"?
Ulhas