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
I decided not to go to the concert because I was tired, and I returned to the hotel to sleep,
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,
That is why...I have to present acting ministers to the president and I am already doing so.
No, it's not in the constitution. The constitution says two terms.
I was talking about strengthening personnel. Perhaps this affects not the minister, but the need to find a good deputy. Then the problem can be solved.
It's an enormous issue for us, for your businessmen, for us domestically and internationally. We worked long and hard on that tax code and, in the end, we succeeded in getting it through,
The use of force and, the more so, the violation of the international law standards, is dangerous and inadmissible,
is doing very little to get Russia out of the present crisis.
I think these qualities will be decisive during presidential elections in 2000, ... decent, honest and thorough.
The revolution of 1917 dramatically changed the destiny of our country, ... Keen not to allow confrontation in the future, in the interests of unity... I declare the November 7 (Revolution Day) holiday to be the Day of Accord and Reconciliation.
Every day new problems which need to be addressed urgently are building up, ... Those that already exist are becoming more acute.
That doesn't mean that I abandon my constitutional powers to appoint ministers and government members. No, I don't,
Russia has every opportunity to bring reforms to a successful finish and establish peace and order. We shall not lose this chance,
if Russia stays with the path of reforms.