  ruslan imranovich khasbulatov (, ) (born november 22, 1942) is a russian economist and politician of chechen descent who played a central role in the events leading to the 1993 constitutional crisis in the russian federation. ==early life== khasbulatov was born in tolstoy-yurt, a village near grozny, the capital of chechnya, on november 22, 1942. after studying in almaty, khasbulatov moved to moscow in 1962, where he studied law at the prestigious moscow state university. after graduating in 1966, he joined the communist party of the soviet union. he continued his studies, focusing on the political, social and economic development of capitalist countries, and received several higher degrees between 1970 and 1980. during the 1970s and 1980s, he published a number of books on international economics and trade. ==entry into political life== in the late 1980s, khasbulatov began to work closely with rising maverick communist boris yeltsin. he was elected to the congress of people's deputies of the russian sfsr in 1990. he followed yeltsin in the successful resistance to the putsch attempt in 1991. he quit the communist party in august 1991, and on 29 october 1991 he was elected speaker of the supreme soviet of rsfsr. ==role in the 1993 constitutional crisis== while khasbulatov had been an ally of yeltsin in this period, the two drifted apart following the collapse of the soviet union at the end of 1991. after the collapse 
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