In August 1993, a commentator reflected on the situation as follows: "The President issues decrees as if there were no Supreme Soviet, and the Supreme Soviet suspends decrees as if there were no President."
1993年8月，一位评论员曾經这样评论当时的局势：“总统的法令看起来就好像没有最高苏维埃似的，而最高苏维埃的法令看起来就好像没有总统似的”。