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People protest against the December 4 parliament elections in Moscow, on December 24, 2011. The poster depicts: (L-R) the first Russia's President Boris Yeltsin, his successor, now Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin, a presidential contender, billionaire... View Photo »
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's wife Svetlana, right, and Naina Yeltsin, widow of Russia's first president Boris Yeltsin, walk to attend a charity event in the Kremlin Moscow, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011. View Photo »
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Russia's First Lady Svetlana Medvedeva (R) and Naina Yeltsina, widow of Boris Yeltsin, the first president of the Russian Federation, walk to attend a charity concert in Moscow's Kremlin December 17, 2011. The concert is part of the "White Rose" fund... View Photo »
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Russian President Boris Yeltsin (C) looks back as he walks to attend the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) founding meeting in Almaty in this December 21, 1991 file photograph. The Soviet Union, we had always thought, was surely too big to fail. ... View Photo »
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Leaders pose for a photograph after signing the declaration founding the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in Almaty, in this December 21, 1991 file photography. The Soviet Union, we had always thought, was surely too big to fail. We had all seen... View Photo »
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Russian President Boris Yeltsin signs the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) founding declaration during a meeting in Almaty in this December 21, 1991 file photograph. The Soviet Union, we had always thought, was surely too big to fail. We had all... View Photo »
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Russian President Boris Yeltsin (L) and his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev attend a news conference after the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) founding meeting in Almaty in this December 21, 1991 file photograph. The Soviet Union, we... View Photo »
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FILE -- In this Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010 file photo, Russian Communists hold a portrait of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, as they queue to lay flowers at the grave of Stalin to mark the 131th anniversary of his birth, in Red Square in Moscow. Human rights... View Photo »
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Russian President Boris Yeltsin (L), shown in picture dated 19 August 1991 in Moscow, stands on top of an armoured vehicle parked in front of the Russian Federation building as supporters hold a Russian federation flag. Yeltsin addressed a crowd of... View Photo »
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A veteran stands with a Russian national flag at a memorial to three men killed in the August 1991 hard line Communist coup attempt during a ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of the failure of the coup in downtown Moscow, Russia, Monday, Aug. 22,... View Photo »
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Sergei Filatov, left, who was on Boris Yeltsin's team, listens, while Boris Nemtsov, the leader of Russian opposition party Parnas (People's Freedom Party) speaks at a memorial to three men killed in the August 1991 hard line Communist coup attempt... View Photo »
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A Russian Orthodox priest prays as Moscovites light candles at a memorial to three men killed in the August 1991 hard line Communist coup attempt during a ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of the failure of the coup in downtown Moscow, Saturday,... View Photo »
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World War II veteran Lev Yatsevich, right, and his son, no name available, stand outside the Russian White House parliament building to mark the 20th anniversary of the failure of the August 1991 hard line Communist coup attempt in Moscow, Saturday,... View Photo »
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Supporters of former Russian President Boris Yeltsin and his reforms gather to mark the 20th anniversary of the failed 1991 coup in front of the White House in Moscow August 19, 2011. Twenty years after a failed coup hastened the end of the Soviet... View Photo »
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A supporter of former Russian President Boris Yeltsin and his reforms shows a historical photo during a meeting to mark the 20th anniversary of the failed 1991 coup in front of the White House in Moscow August 19, 2011. Twenty years after a failed coup... View Photo »
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Russian President Boris Yeltsin (R) speaks with Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev during Gorbachev's address to the Extraordinary meeting of the Supreme Soviet of Russian Federation in Moscow in this August 23, 1991 file photo. Russia is marking the... View Photo »
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Russian President Boris Yeltsin (R) approaches to shake hands with Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev during Gorbachev's address to the Extraordinary meeting of the Supreme Soviet of Russian Federation in Moscow in this August 23, 1991 file photo. ... View Photo »
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Russian President Boris Yeltsin waves from the balcony of the Russian Parliament to a crowd of demonstrators protesting against the overthrow of Soviet President Gorbachev in Moscow in this August 20, 1991 file photo. Russia is marking the 20th... View Photo »
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A triumphant Russian President Boris Yeltsin and a tank driver hold hands as they wave to a crowd of supporters from the balcony of the Russian parliament in this August 22 1991 file photo. Russia is marking the 20th anniversary of the failed 1991 coup... View Photo »
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Russian President Boris Yeltsin waves from the balcony of the Russian Parliament to a crowd of demonstrators protesting against the overthrow of Soviet President Gorbachev in Moscow in this August 20, 1991 file photo. View Photo »
About Boris Yeltsin
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Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin (Russian: Борис Николаевич Ельцин?·i; Russian pronunciation: [bɐˈrʲis nʲɪkɐˈlaɪvʲɪtɕ ˈjelʲtsɨn]) (1 February 1931 – 23 April 2007) was the first President of the Russian Federation, serving from 1991 to 1999. Full Article
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