41.   There also are some fascinating glimpses into mysteries of the Soviet past.

42.   Ukraine, he argued, must not turn back to its Soviet past.

43.   While many elderly people have long lamented the Soviet demise, the poll said a growing number of young people were sharing the nostalgia for the Soviet past.

44.   During campaigning, Yeltsin has repeatedly said he stands for stability and that Zyuganov would drag Russia back into its Soviet past.

45.   The drab black suits and red ties in which he dresses, and his closed face and dour expression are all reminiscent of the Soviet past.

46.   The extremism of ultra-nationalist candidate Vladimir Zhirinovsky frightens many, while Communist leader Gennady Zyuganov remains rather enigmatic and appears to symbolise a return to the Soviet past.