Jan 1992Yeltsin introducesradical economic reforms
Apr 1992Mujahideen endD. R. Afghanistan butcivil war continues
Aug 1992–Sep 1993Russia backs Abkhazseparatists in Georgia
Nov 1992–Feb 1994Tatarstan assertsindependence from Russia
Jan 1993Czechoslovakiasplits apart
Jul–Aug 1993Armenia defeats Azerbaijanin Nagorno-Karabakh
21 Sep–4 Oct 1993Yeltsin cracks down onRussian parliament