NPR's Andy Bowers reports on the image make-over of Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin. Legitimately given more power while President Boris Yeltsin gets ready for heart surgery, Chernomyrdin is working to create the image of a man who can be trusted- in contrast to his rivals for power. This week he gave a rare television interview intended to counter his image as a grey bureaucrat. It's the latest twist in the Kremlin struggle for power.
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