MOSCOW : A Cabinet Debut
How much change is ahead for Russia’s economic policy under its newly named prime minister, Viktor S. Chernomyrdin? More may be clear after the new premier presents his government to President Boris N. Yeltsin--a move that is expected today.
Chernomyrdin has said he plans to keep the “inner core” of economic reformers appointed by his predecessor, Yegor T. Gaidar, who was toppled last week by Russia’s legislature.
But Gaidar’s ouster was nevertheless a humiliating defeat for Yeltsin, who cut short a trip to China last weekend for fear that his reform program was in danger of being gutted.
Chernomyrdin wants to put more emphasis on protecting Russia’s industry against the shock of transition to a market economy.
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