COMMENTARY & POLITICS

Chechnya: one mother's loss: The war in Chechnya has been going on for more than a year. Thousands of soldiers and civilians have been killed in the breakaway region, leaving behind families who mourn their loss. KIT VLADMIROV spoke with the mother and a sister of one who didn't come back.
Politicians fire final insults: Politicians are masters of rhetoric -- and insults. SARAH HURST compiled a last-minute selection of choice words from the hopeful parties.
Local Chechens mark war: Leaders of St Petersburg's Chechen community met last week to mark the one-year anniversary of the invasion of the breakaway republic. At the meeting, it was estimated that 95,000 people have died in the conflict, 70,000 of them civilians.
Duma could call for resignations: Serious demands for the government to resign could be made within a month of the new Duma's formation, President Boris Yeltsin's representative in St Petersburg believes.
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