Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin[a][b] (1 February 1931 – 23 April 2007) was a Russian politician and statesman who served as President of Russia from 1991 to 1999. He was a member of the …

Dec 13, 2025 · 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 …

Boris Yeltsin was a Russian patriot who believed that democracy was the only way to restore Russia's position of greatness in the 21st Century. Throughout his presidency he worked …

Jun 9, 2025 · Boris Yeltsin (February 1, 1931 – April 23, 2007) was a Soviet Union politician who became the first president of the Russian Federation at the end of the Cold War.

Boris Yeltsin, who became president of Russia in 1991, was one of the most complex political leaders of his time. A longtime Communist Party leader, he was an important leader in the …

On 12 June Mr Yeltsin was elected first president of the Russian Federation in a national election, winning more than 50 percent of the vote in the first round.

On 25 December 1991, Boris Yeltsin, was full of presidential power in Russia in connection with the resignation of Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev and the actual collapse of the USSR.

Nov 9, 2009 · Boris Yeltsin (1931-2007) served as the president of Russia from 1991 until 1999. Though a Communist Party member for much of his life, he eventually came to believe in both …

By that time Yeltsin had become the people’s most loved politician, and in the election for The Congress of People’s Deputies he won 89% of the vote. He rose alongside Gorbachev in …

May 17, 2018 · Boris Yeltsin, who became president of Russia in 1991, was one of the most complex political leaders of his time. A longtime Communist Party leader, he was an important …