At a Kremlin reception, the players, who left the former Soviet Union without permission, will be given Russian passports.

He has been a guest at a Kremlin reception, where he met Mr. Gorbachev, and he has given news conferences in the Foreign Ministry's press center.

The clothes, too, struck him as subtly behind the times-what you might have seen at a Kremlin reception a decade ago.

The 'black-art of Kremlinology' was rejected; the emphasis was to be not on the seating order of officials at Kremlin receptions but upon the careful analysis of policies and structures of power.

Stalin's public actions seemed to support his professed disdain of the cult: Stalin often edited reports of Kremlin receptions, cutting applause and praise aimed at him and adding applause for other Soviets leaders.

Freedom Is Another Matter Mrs. Prunskiene, now a seasoned diplomat after her missions to the White House, Canada and European capitals, appeared buoyed by the Kremlin reception.

Before the Soviet delegation left Moscow, the athletes gathered at a Kremlin reception.

By far the most informal and informative talk I had with a Politburo member was with Mr. Shevardnadze at a 1987 Kremlin reception.

Speaking at a Kremlin reception after the funeral, Mr. Putin said Mr. Yeltsin had inspired historic changes in Russia and had transformed the world.

His political career seemingly shattered by an intemperate outburst at a recent Communist Party meeting, Mr. Yeltsin stood alone at the Kremlin reception.