Political Discussions of the Deputies of the Moscow Council on Overcoming the Constitutional Crisis of Government in Russia in 1993

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to identify possible ways out of the complicated political situation associated with the constitutional crisis of 1993 in Russia based on the analysis of the transcript of the meeting of the seventeenth extraordinary session of the Moscow city Council (the Council). Based on previously unpublished archival materials, the author reveals the main options for overcoming the constitutional crisis of 1993, which were proposed by the deputies of the Moscow city Council. The study of archival material found that the deputies proposed all possible scenarios for the development of the situation, from radical to mutually acceptable.