51.   Still, some Russian politicians have urged that the Kremlin begin negotiations.

52.   That is a risk most Russian politicians, including President Boris Yeltsin and Chernomyrdin, would prefer to avoid right now.

53.   That thought, at least, was some consolation to Russian politicians, who tried to put on a brave face.

54.   The blood-thirstiest of the Russian politicians are getting the most support, if we can believe the easily rigged polls.

55.   The bombing prompted denunciations from Russian politicians, and the city government pledged a full-scale investigation.

56.   The important thing now is where the leading Russian politicians will go from here.

57.   The Kosovo war was a watershed that made it acceptable for Russian politicians and citizens alike to express long-concealed suspicions of the West.

58.   The only major Russian politician to appear there, is the ultranationalist Vladimir V. Zhirinovsky.

59.   The president and other Russian politicians have discovered that a hard-nosed policy toward Chechnya and open defiance of the West has become very popular with Russians.

60.   The Paris-based press advocacy group Reporters Without Borders and the European Union condemned the takeover, as did Russian politicians across the political spectrum.