ASSESSMENTS
Leaving the Yeltsin Era Behind: Putin's Government Purge
Feb 25, 2004 | 22:48 GMT
Summary
Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed his government only weeks before elections in an effort to speed up implementation of his economic program. The new prime minister will be a loyal technocrat who the president feels he can trust to push Russia to be a technologically advanced state.
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