THE COUP IS OVER, NOT THE CRISIS CAPITAL DISTRICT EXPERTS SEE SERIES OF UPHEAVALS.(Local)

Byline: Harvy Lipman Staff writer

The coup in the Soviet Union may be over, but the fundamental political and economic crises that led to it are not.

That was the view Wednesday of two Capital District experts on the Soviet Union.

"This might be the beginning of the coup era in the Soviet Union," said Robert Sharlet, a professor of political science at Union College. "This may not be the last coup attempt ... and future ones might be more effective."

Sharlet said that continued political upheaval in the Soviet Union may be inevitable. He noted that the nation's economy remains in disastrous condition and ethnic unrest will only continue to …