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Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin (Russian: Борис Николаевич Ельцин, IPA: [bɐˈrʲis nʲɪkɐˈla(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈjelʲtsɨn] ⓘ; 1 February 1931 – 23 April 2007) was a Soviet and Russian politician who served as President of Russia from 1991 to 1999.
Boris Yeltsin, Russian politician who became president of Russia in 1990. The following year he became the first popularly elected leader in the country’s history, guiding Russia through a stormy decade of political and economic retrenching. Learn more about Yeltsin’s life and career.
Apr 24, 2007 · Boris N. Yeltsin, the burly provincial politician who became a Soviet-era reformer and later a towering figure of his time as the first freely elected leader of Russia, presiding over the ...
On 10 July 1991, Boris Yeltsin brought an oath of allegiance to the people of Russia and the Russian Constitution and assumed the position of President of the Russian Federation. After taking the oath, he made a keynote speech, which began energetically and emotionally, understanding the solemnity of the time.
Apr 23, 2007 · Boris Yeltsin, who has died at the age of 76, secured his place in history by precipitating the end of the Soviet Union and becoming Russia’s first elected president.
Nov 9, 2009 · Boris Yeltsin was the president of Russia from 1991 until 1999. Despite ushering in a freer society, his tenure was marred by economic hardship and corruption. Skip to content
May 28, 2024 · Collapse of the Soviet Union - Yeltsin, Post-Soviet, Russia: Yeltsin was elected president of Russia in 1990. The republics claimed their independence and established the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The Soviet Union was formally dissolved at midnight on December 31, 1991.
