The Warrior Who Would Rule Russia: A Profile of Alexander Lebed.

Abstract

Aleksandr I. Lebed remains all but unknown to most Americans. Yet in the wake of Russia's presidential election on June 16, 1996, which pitted Boris Yeltsin in a runoff against the communist challenger Gennady Zyuganov, Lebed, a 46-year-old former army two-star general, became overnight one of that country's most powerful men. Despite his expected failure to place as a finalist himself, Lebed nevertheless became Russia's man of the hour with a surprisingly strong finish in third place. That positioned him as a kingmaker to swing the July 3 runoff between the two top contenders and prompted a scramble by both finalists to garner his support.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA319895

Entities

People

  • Benjamin S. Lambeth

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Systems
  • Recreation
  • Treaties
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.