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The implications and effects of the Russian Federation Communist Party's (RFCP's) choice of Nikolai Kharitonov as its presidential candidate are discussed. The career of Kharitonov is profiled, from his beginnings at the Novosibirsk Agricultural Institute to his position as head of the State DumaEs Agro-Industrial deputies group.

The Public Committee for Defending the Constitution and the Constitutional System convened on All-Russia Constitutional Conference on June 3, 1993, in response to the Constitutional Conference called by the President of Russia on June 5, 1993. The June 3rd conference collected 1.09 million signatures in support of the demand for a referendum to be held on the draft Soviet Socialist Constitution. The conference also adopted several resolutions to discourage oppositionist forces from participating in the President's Constitutional Conference.

Russian Pres Boris Yeltsin was in a no-win situation regarding the Kurile Islands dispute and hence postponed his visit to Japan. He was in a dilemma because on the one hand, if he accepted Japan's territorial claims over the island, he would face strong domestic opposition and the creation of a parallel government. His failure to hand over the islands to Japan on the other hand, could result in the loss of Western aid.