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
It is very difficult to remove me and, considering my character, it is practically impossible,
I told NATO and the Americans and the Germans don't push us toward military actions. Otherwise the whole of Europe, or maybe the entire world, will plunge into a war,
It is unethical to name names beforehand -- we will talk to everyone first...This is difficult but reliable.
Foreign investors should feel confident there will be no collapse of financial markets in Russia,
We lack rubles, and that's where the delays come from,
We believe that gradually, as we have planned, without hurry, this problem can be overcome,
We remain friends, ... in a very friendly atmosphere.
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 refer to calls for humanitarian intervention in the affairs of another state - a new idea, this - even when they are made under the pretext of defending human rights and freedoms.
By his actions, (U.S. President Bill) Clinton might run into a world war,
His contribution was invaluable to the formation of a new image of the Middle East, free of stereotypes of confrontation and enmity.
I, of course, will fight so that, literally, in the course of the week he will be confirmed as prime minister,