81.   Meanwhile, Zyuganov on Tuesday hotly defended his recent proposal for a coalition government in the face of mockery by Russian newspapers and analysts.

82.   Most Russian newspapers seemed to agree the meeting had little substance and was held to prevent relations between Russia and America from getting worse.

83.   One Russian newspaper claims Boris Yeltsin has had five heart attacks.

84.   One Russian newspaper said he had returned to his native New Zealand, and another said he had gone to the United States.

85.   President Geidar Aliev has ruled out for the time being establishment of U.S. or other foreign military bases in Azerbaijan, a Russian newspaper reported.

86.   Russian newspapers called the muted reaction a hopeful sign of confidence in Russian stability.

87.   Russian newspapers had a mixed response, saying that it could give a break to the battered economy and let the government pay its months-long wage arrears.

88.   Russian newspapers provided mostly perfunctory accounts, preferring to lavish newsprint on the patriotic Victory Day celebrations that preceded it.

89.   Russian newspapers said reporters were confined to one barracks, forced to present countless passes and had no freedom of movement.

90.   Russian newspapers suggested this week that Berezovsky has a dual Russian and Israeli citizenship.