be support for the political institutions either. Therefore, getting the economy functioning is central to the creation of a viable political system. The other significant aspect of creating the system is the setting up of a judicial system in a country whose previous laws were made by and ruled on by the Communist Party and no one else. For the Russian government to truly become legitimate, the economy itself must become legitimate through stabilization and privatization, and the judicial system must become legitimate in the eyes of the people. If these things happen, then, and only then, will Russia have a viable political and economic system....
