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
You can build a throne with bayonets, but you can't sit on it for long.
What can I say? The year was difficult for this country, for many of you, and for me, too. But New Year's Eve is always about new hopes, new dreams, new plans,
We will meet and discuss the question of how to get out of the situation without getting into a big war,
to show common sense and restraint and not to allow further escalation of the conflict.
Various rumors have been in circulation in the mass media concerning my trip to Switzerland at a time when we have problems here in Russia which need to be solved. Even if I go on holiday, to have some rest, I will stay on Russian territory.
were to return to dust, the period of his rule will remain the brightest and most romantic in Russia's 20th-century history -- simply because Russia had not experienced such high expectations for a very long time.
You have to be more careful in a world filled with all types of weapons, some of which are in the hands of terrorists. All of this is very dangerous. You can't threaten like that, that you'll send in planes and bombs -- no!
We have gotten stuck half-way in our transition from the planned and command economy to a normal market economy. We have created...a hybrid of the two systems.
With pain I learned about the tragedy that has struck your family, ... You have lost the most loyal and devoted friend. Gone is a wonderful person, a beautiful woman, a loving wife and mother.
You have lost the truest and most devoted friend. The most outstanding person, the most wonderful woman, a loving wife and mother has passed away,
Let's not talk about Communism. Communism was just an idea, just pie in the sky.
We will bring order both to Dagestan and other republics in the North Caucasus,
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,