Given almost no hope of re-election early in the year, Russian President Boris Yeltsin has won a second term in a stunning victory over his rival, Communist Gennady Zyuganov. Russia's second-ever presidential election and its outcome will be pivotal to the nation's future. Below, you will find an overview of the entire election process, a profile of the major candidates from the first round, ...

RUSSIA AT THE CROSSROADS TUESDAY 6/18/96 Simon Marks interviewed Communist Presidential candidate Gennady Zyuganov on May 24th. United States Ambassador to Russia Thomas Pickering talked with Margaret Warner about upcoming elections. In April, the NewsHour looked at the war in Chechnya and its impact on the Russian presidential election. Simon Marks previewed Boris Yelstin's Presidential ...