Boris Yeltsin
Boris Yeltsin
Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin; 1 February 1931 – 23 April 2007) was a Soviet and Russian politician and the first President of the Russian Federation, serving from 1991 to 1999. Originally a supporter of Mikhail Gorbachev, Yeltsin emerged under the perestroika reforms as one of Gorbachev's most powerful political opponents. During the late 1980s, Yeltsin had been a member of the Politburo, and in late 1987 tendered a letter of resignation in protest. No one had resigned from the Politburo before...
NationalityRussian
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth1 February 1931
CityButka, Russia
CountryRussian Federation
They have tried to go back to the Middle Ages, ... Our duty is to protect Russian citizens and restore law and order in this territory.
There still is a lot of tears and sweat to spend before we identify the forms of business cooperation which are worthy of the two great nations,
interested only in power, not the interests of the people.
in order to minimize the negative consequences for Russia.
In Russia, we are shaken by the NATO bombardment of the embassy of the Chinese People's Republic in Belgrade. This is an open outrage, and there is not and cannot be any justification for it,
In principle, most of the issues have been resolved peacefully, ... But one question, which I would undoubtedly call the principal one, is sectors. In other words, they don't want to give Russia a sector.
I didn't know that this strike would be carried out. It turns out the whole world didn't know it. That is even more dishonorable,
Before passing the Land Code, they should have looked into the Russian constitution,
Chernomyrdin is the candidate I have chosen for prime minister and I will insist upon it,
I decided not to go to the concert because I was tired, and I returned to the hotel to sleep,
I declare the resignation of the government of the Russian Federation,
I am absolutely certain that we shall succeed in correcting the (economic) situation,
I am not just unsatisfied, I am outraged by the course of reform in the army and the state of the military altogether,
I don't like the continuing monopolistic policy of the United States.