Irina Khakamada and Victor Pinzenyk

Iryna Khakamada, Chairman of the Russian Party "Union of right power", right, and leader of the "Reforms and order" Party Victor Pinzennik on the joint press-conference in Kyiv on Monday, February 26, 2001. Khakamada, who visited Ukraine, declared the if before the visit the Russian rightists were disposed to consider the crisis as "catastrophe for Ukrainian political elite", which may cut down any reforms in Ukraine, now she thinks, that the crisis "can help to self-purify from the remains of post-Soviet mentality". She also declared that "Radicalism and anarchy are not allowed for both the Government and opposition". Photo by Alexander Sinitsa/ UNIAN