Russia - Communists Remember Parliamentary Revolt

(4 Oct 1995) T/I: 10:55:37

Over 1,500 communists gathered behind the White House in Moscow on
Wednesday (4/10) to commemorate the second anniversary of the
parliamentary revolt against President Boris Yeltsin. It was the
largest rally in three days to mark the showdown. Alexander
Rutskoi, a ringleader in the revolt, Gennady Zyuganov, the head of
the revived Communist Party and Chairman of the Union of Russian
People Nikolai Kuznetsov addressed the crowd. The demonstrators
carried portraits of those who were killed in the shootout and
observed a moment of silence to honour the dead. An Orthodox
memorial service was held on the street and the crowd pressed
closely around symbolic graves. In St. Petersburg, about 2,000
people chose the anniversary to hold a protest against the current
government. Protestors waved communist flags and carried
anti-government posters as speakers called for the return of the
communist system.


SHOWS:

MOSCOW, RUSSIA 4/10
ws moscow mayor's office and crowd in foreground
ws protesters with flags
podium with speakers and communist party leader gennadi zyuganov
present. cu zyganov
ws people standing with red and nationalist flags around podium
ms people walking towards memorial
cu people with lighted candles
ws white house pan across
cu duma deputy sergei baburin talking with friends
cu cross with flowers and lighted candles
cu zyganov laying flowers on cross
cu priest praying with lighted candle
cu former duma deputy alexander rumyantsev with candle
gv people holding placards
people demonstrating at night

ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA 4/10
marchers in front of mayor's office
marchers in front of st. isaak's cathedral
figure of yeltsin as grim reaper holding sign in russian with
decree 1400 (which disbanded parliament)
uniformed men marching
cu stern face of uniformed man
cu woman with portrait of irish journalist rori peck who was
killed in the fighting
march in front of kazanskii cathedral
cu poster of stalin
night-time march across bridge
marchers passing channel 5 television station
cu marchers approaching.

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