It was treated as a major pronouncement and was issued by the official press agency Tass.

The official press agency Tass said the last jolt cut communications with mountain villages, blocking information about the effects.

Even the official Soviet press agency Tass joined in the revelations.

"Riots provoked by the extremists lasted for around two hours," the official press agency Tass said.

The official press agency Tass said only that he had landed "in Moscow."

The official press agency Tass said there were "tragic events" in the city that brought "human victims."

The text of the platform was distributed on Monday night by the official press agency Tass.

The official press agency Tass reported this week that 200,000 people were now engaged in either cooperative or individual ventures.

The report was also carried by the official Soviet press agency Tass later today.

The session was closed, but the official press agency Tass made available the speech and documents.