51.   In Moscow on Friday, the Russian government showed more evidence of its eagerness to put the widely unpopular war behind it.

52.   In Moscow, the attack led to stepped-up security and renewed debate about the widely unpopular Chechen war.

53.   Instead, the unpopular war has dragged on for six month and resulted in the deaths of thousands on both sides, many of them Chechen civilians.

54.   Instead, the unpopular war has dragged on for six months.

55.   Later that year he received nationwide acclaim for his role in negotiating the end to the deeply unpopular war in secessionist Chechnya.

56.   Nevertheless, the agreement represents a breakthrough for Russian authorities desperately seeking a way to end the unpopular war.

57.   Poor morale has plagued the Russian army since the beginning of the widely unpopular war.

58.   President Boris Yeltsin orchestrated a cease-fire in late May, telling voters he would end the unpopular Chechen war.

59.   President Boris Yeltsin, under pressure to end the unpopular war as he seeks re-election, says he will visit Chechnya in the middle of this month.

60.   President Boris Yeltsin, who promised during his re-election campaign to end the unpopular war, orchestrated a cease-fire agreement in late May.