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Article: Prime Minister Chernomyrdin proves himself a force to reckoned with in Russian politics. (Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
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- January 22, 1994
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MOSCOW _ Just a year ago, President Boris Yeltsin rushed home from China to stop Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin from dismembering his economic reform team.
``Reformers must not under any circumstances be pulled apart,'' said Yeltsin. ``The master must restore order.''
But last week, Yeltsin and Chernomyrdin, after tough negotiations, together dismantled the economic reform team.
Much has changed in a year, especially the influence of Chernomyrdin, who demonstrated last week that he has the authority to create his own order.
His rapid ascendancy _ engineered with a skillful accumulation of bureaucratic power, an unswerving loyalty to Yeltsin, a surprising ...