Sakhalin Oblast Soviet Holds Last Session

This document is a transcript from the 'Pacific Ocean' program, reported by correspondent Ivan Vorobyev on October 16, 1993. It details the final session of the Sakhalin Oblast Soviet of People's Deputies, which took place in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk on October 15, 1993. The report notes that the 13th session was the last for the soviet. The session failed to achieve a quorum, as only 46 out of 160 deputies attended the extraordinary meeting proposed by administration head Yevgeniy Krasnoyarov. The report mentions that a deputy, identified as a UFO expert, lamented the scheduling of the session on the 15th, attributing the low attendance to astrological factors. The broader context of the report focuses on the political turmoil in Russia at the time, specifically referencing the 'bloody events in Moscow' and the lack of support from the people's army for the deputies. Krasnoyarov criticized the deputies for their inability to control the situation or understand the people, accusing them of continuing to preach soviet psychology without taking responsibility.