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 wait for flowers and gifts from us on this day. Of course you have deserved them, deserved them in every way. In the way that the Olympic gold of our women in Nagano was the best present to Russian men.
There will be no devaluation -- that's firm and definite, ... I'm not simply fantasizing. Everything has been calculated. Every day, work is done to control the situation in this area.
Despite Russia's resolute actions, NATO military action against Yugoslavia continues to escalate,
This example showed me that the ability to step back is also among the political tasks of a president,
Of course we want to be a full member
Of course, the situation is extremely difficult, ... For us, it is simply unacceptable.
It is a significant sum for those who invest in Russia.
is doing very little to get Russia out of the present crisis.
I said before the elections and repeat now -- don't rush to change the portraits. The country has a president and an active president at that.
I swear, in exercising my authorities as president of the Russian Federation, to respect and uphold the rights and freedoms of the individual and the citizen.
It is not right for us to think about successors. Kings have successors but we don't. It is the people that choose.
I think these qualities will be decisive during presidential elections in 2000, ... decent, honest and thorough.
We must gradually arrange things to get rid of foreign (aid) injections,
Our calls, continual proposal (on a peaceful solution to Kosovo) obviously are not getting through