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Product Description While Presidents Clinton and Yeltsin shared the experience of facing impeachment proceedings, these proceedings took place under very different circumstances, given the differences between the United States and the Russian Federation constitutions. Professor Hobér's book is an important historical document, presenting, for the first time in English translation, all publicly available decisions, decrees and transcripts from the State Duma relating to the attempts to impeach President Yeltsin. The publication illustrates the workings of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, in particular Article 93 there of. At the same time, the attempts to impeach President Yeltsin illustrate Russian politics and Russian political debate as well as Russian political culture at the time. Professor Hobér's publication presents important source materials for historians, lawyers and political scientists interested in the history and development of the Russian Federation. About the Author Kaj Hobér is Partner in Mannheimer Swartling, Stockholm, Sweden, and Professor of East European Commercial Law at Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. Professor Hobér has researched, taught and practiced Russian (and Soviet) law for more than 20 years. He is the author of, Joint Ventures in the Soviet Union; Enforcing Arbitral Awards Against Russian Entities and Transforming East European Law as well as numerous articles in the field of Russian, Soviet and East European Law.