““Reports had long held that Bykov had backed Lebed with funds, hoping for a cozy relationship. But the enmity, the aide said, had run deep from the start. When Lebed arrived in town to assume the governorship, Bykov had come calling. The two had locked themselves in the governor’s office, told everyone to go home, taken off their suit coats, and brawled. “They beat the hell out of each other,” the aide said. “And the fight continues to this day.””
