FBIS Press Selection List: Trud, 22 December 1993

This document is a press selection list compiled by the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) in Reston, Virginia, dated December 22, 1993. It summarizes twelve items from the evening edition of the Russian newspaper 'Trud' published on the same day. The topics covered in the newspaper include a conference regarding the Russian coal industry, the formation of an international consortium for hydrocarbon resources in the Caspian Sea, an explosion involving an unknown device near an instrument-building association in Ulyanovsk, and financial difficulties at the 'Perm Motors' joint-stock company. Additionally, the report notes a rise in crime statistics for the first eleven months of 1993, subscription figures for the 'Trud' newspaper, and a labor dispute involving the Chita power engineering workers and the Trans-Siberian Railway. The list also mentions political developments, including the results of Russian parliamentary elections and a feature on candidates with criminal backgrounds. Finally, the document highlights an article by Vadim Chernobrov under the 'believe it or not' rubric, which discusses a recent investigation into UFO routes and landing sites.