The Russians Depart

* CREW members of the liner New Australia gave derisive cheers as the Soviet embassy staff, ordered home because of the Petrov affair, embarked on a ship at Fremantle. The Fremantle Quay area was closed for the Russians' departure.

As Yeltsin Lies, Russia Sighs For Freedom

BEFORE Boris Yeltsin's death on Monday many Russians had tended to forget his 1991 rolein bringing down communist rule, overcome as they were with resentment for the economic hardship into which he plunged them.

Russians Recall How Yeltsin Gave Them Freedom

BEFORE Boris Yeltsin's death on Monday many Russians had forgotten his 1991 role in bringing down communist rule, overcome as they were with resentment for the economic hardship into which he plunged them.

Boris Yeltsin, Thank You

IT WILL take some time for Russians and the outside world to evaluate Boris Yeltsin in a balanced way. The heroic beginnings to his eight years in power, standing on top of a tank to defy a coup launched by hardline generals intent on shoring up the dying Soviet Union, were followed by a descent into tragi-comedy. The once mighty Red Army was sent packing from Chechnya by separatist irregulars. State assets were plundered by well-connected kleptocrats and mafia groups. The rouble collapsed. The ...