PRESS SELECTION LIST: ARGUMENTY I FAKTY

This document is a press selection list processed by the CISD, summarizing content from the Russian publication 'ARGUMENTY I FAKTY' (Issue No. 16, April 1993). The document outlines five key items featured in the publication. The first item is a wide-ranging interview with Russian President Boris Yeltsin conducted by V. Starkov and A. Uglanov, covering topics such as the referendum, political reform, the President's drinking habits, and attitudes toward women. The second item details a response from Russian Security Ministry spokesman A. Kondaurov regarding a previous article in 'ARGFAK' No. 15, which had suggested cooperation between Russian and Ukrainian KGB elements; Kondaurov explicitly rejects these allegations. The third item presents commentaries from surgeon and businessman S. Fedorov and A. Chubays, who provide differing perspectives on the topic of privatization. The fourth item is an interview with the commander of the Russian Military Space Forces, Colonel General V. Ivanov, conducted by D. Makarov. This interview covers the post-USSR disposition of forces, facilities such as the Baykonur Cosmodrome, budget issues, and UFOs. The final item is an article by V. Buldakov concerning the current conditions within Moscow's Butyrka Prison. The document is marked as unclassified and was approved for release in February 2010.