The daily paper, established three years ago as a vehicle for the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation, was taken over by the federal government when President Boris Yeltsin dissolved the Supreme Soviet in September, 1993.
The paper has attempted to become independent, but financial woes have kept it tied to the federal government, which serves as co-publisher together with the workers' collective. The collective has agreed in principle to accept the president's office as co-publisher, but the decision is not yet final.
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