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Boris Yeltsin
Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin was a Soviet and Russian politician who served as President of Russia from 1991 to 1999. He was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) from 1961 to 1990. He later stood as a political independent, during which time he was viewed as being ideologically aligned with liberalism.
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politics · President of Russia from 1991 to 1999 · civil engineer · politician · master builder · engineer · also Boris Yeltsin, Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin, Yeltsin, Eltsine Boris Nikolaevitch
Born 1 February 1931 · Died 23 April 2007 · Q34453
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2026· 5 entries
“an opportunity to highlight the achievements of President Yeltsin”
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: Collapse of the Soviet Union - Yeltsin, Post-Soviet, Russia
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dailyasianage.com: The Historical Meeting Between Bill Clinton and Boris Yeltsin at Moscow State University
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The Guardian: From Boreham Wood FC’s bus to the world of Mugabe, Yeltsin, Bush and Trump
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2015· 1 entry
The Boris Yeltsin Presidential Center was opened in Yekaterinburg
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2013· 1 entry
A memorial sculpture in relief, dedicated to Yeltsin, was erected on Nunne street, at the base of the Patkuli stairs in Tallinn, for his contribution to the peaceful independence of Estonia during 1990–1991
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2011· 2 entries
Awarded Order of the Cross of Vytis (2011).
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Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of the Cross of Vytis (2011).
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2010· 2 entries
Awarded honorary citizen of Sverdlovsk Oblast (2010).
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Showed the continuing unpopularity of Yeltsin three years after his death:
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2007· 5 entries
Died 2007-04-23.
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“A sense of proportion and humanitarian action are not issues for terrorists. Their aim is that of killing and destroying.”
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“Liberty sets the mind free, fosters independence and unorthodox thinking and ideas. But it does not offer instant prosperity or happiness and wealth to everyone. This is something that politicians in particular must keep in mind.”
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“Today is the last day of an era past.”
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“Polityk z gruntu przyzwoity i przyjazny innym.”
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2006· 5 entries
Awarded Order of Grand Duke Dmitry Donskoy 1st Class (2006).
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Won Medal "In Commemoration of the 1000th Anniversary of Kazan" (2006).
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Awarded Order of Saint Righteous Grand Duke Dmitry Donskoy (2006).
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Awarded honorary citizen of Samara Oblast (2006).
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“In Commemoration of the 1000th Anniversary of Kazan”
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2005· 1 entry
Awarded honorary citizen of Kazan (2005).
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2002· 1 entry
Awarded honorary citizen of Yerevan (2002).
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2001· 3 entries
Awarded Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st class (2001).
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Awarded Pentru order of courage (2001).
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Over two years after Yeltsin's resignation, showed the public's mostly negative perception of the former president at the time:
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2000· 4 entries
Awarded Order of the Three Stars, 1st Class (2000).
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Awarded Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre (2000).
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Awarded Order of the Three Stars (2000).
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Awarded Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 1st class (2000).
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1999· 2 entries
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Good Hope (1999).
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Awarded Order of Francisc Skorina (1999).
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1998· 3 entries
Won Commemorative medal of A. M. Gorchakov (1998).
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The prosecutor general of Russia, Yuri Skuratov, opened a bribery investigation against Mabetex, accusing its chief executive officer Behgjet Pacolli of bribing Yeltsin and his family
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A political and economic crisis emerged when Kiriyenko's government defaulted on its debts, causing financial markets to panic and the ruble to collapse in the 1998 Russian financial crisis
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1997· 2 entries
Won Order of the Golden Eagle (1997).
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When Yeltsin suddenly started talking nonsense (he allegedly told his bemused audience that Swedish meatballs reminded him of Björn Borg's face), lost his balance, and almost fell down on the podium after drinking a sing
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1996· 1 entry
Campaign: 1996 presidential election.
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1995· 3 entries
A Black Brant sounding rocket launched from the Andøya Space Center caused a high alert in Russia, known as the Norwegian rocket incident
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“we must stick to our position, which is that there should be no rapid expansion of NATO.. it”
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As Yeltsin struggled to finance Russia's growing foreign debt and gain support from the Russian business elite for his bid in the 1996 presidential elections, the Russian president prepared for a new wave of privatizatio
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1993· 5 entries
Awarded maroon beret (1993).
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Earned Gold Olympic Order (1993).
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And an incident during a flight stop-over at Shannon Airport, Ireland, in September 1994, when the waiting Irish prime minister, Albert Reynolds, was told that Yeltsin was unwell and would not be leaving the aircraft
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After Yeltsin ordered the unconstitutional dissolution of the Russian parliament, leading parliament to impeach him
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“s Deputies by decree. In his address, Yeltsin declared his intent to rule by decree until the election of the new parliament and a referendum on a new constitution, triggering the constitutional crisis of October 1993. On the night after Yeltsin”
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1992· 6 entries
Won January 13th commemorative medal (1992).
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Earned Gold Olympic Order (1992).
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Which he labeled the "window of opportunity", he was willing to discuss biological weapons with the United States and admitted that the Sverdlovsk anthrax leak of 2 April 1979 (which Yeltsin had originally been involved
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The speaker of the Russian Supreme Soviet, Ruslan Khasbulatov, came out in opposition to the reforms, despite claiming to support Yeltsin's overall goals
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Career landmark: Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (1992–1999).
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Career landmark: Minister of Defense of Russia (1992–1992).
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1991· 5 entries
Awarded Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (1991).
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Campaign: 1991: Presidential election.
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Career landmark: President of Russia (1991–1999).
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Russia (1991–1992).
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“Opis: 5 lipca 1991 w rozmowie z Michaiłem Gorbaczowem.”
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1990· 3 entries
Career landmark: Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation (1990–1991).
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Yeltsin hinted in a small passage that after his tour, he made plans to open his line of grocery stores and planned to fill it with government-subsidized goods to alleviate the country's problems
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Yeltsin was elected president of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR) in 1991, becoming the first popularly-elected head of state in Russian history
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1989· 1 entry
For a series of lectures on social and political life in the Soviet Union
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1988· 1 entry
Yegor Ligachyov stated, "Boris, you are wrong"
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1987· 1 entry
Was the first person to resign from the Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, which established his popularity as an anti-establishment figure and after which he earned the reputation of the leader of
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1985· 1 entry
Career landmark: First Secretary of the Moscow Communist Party (1985–1987).
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1981· 4 entries
Awarded Order of Lenin (1981).
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Won VDNKh gold medal (1981).
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Had a son, named Boris after his grandfather, but soon separated
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Was awarded the Order of Lenin for his work
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1979· 1 entry
Yeltsin and his family moved into a five-room apartment at the Working Youth Embankment in Sverdlovsk
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1978· 2 entries
Won Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" (1978).
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Yeltsin was elected without opposition to the Supreme Soviet
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1976· 1 entry
Became First Secretary of the party's Sverdlovsk Oblast committee
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1975· 3 entries
Won Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (1975).
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Yeltsin was then made one of the five obkom secretaries in the Sverdlovsk Oblast, a position that gave him responsibility not only for construction in the region but also for the forest and the pulp-and-paper industries
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His family relocated to a flat in the House of Old Bolsheviks on March Street
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1974· 1 entry
Awarded Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1974).
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1971· 1 entry
Awarded Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1971).
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1969· 1 entry
Won Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" (1969).
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1966· 1 entry
Awarded Order of the Badge of Honour (1966).
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1956· 1 entry
And their two daughters Yelena and Tatyana, born in 1957 and 1960, respectively
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1952· 1 entry
When afflicted with tonsillitis and rheumatic fever
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1934· 2 entries
To Nadezhdinsk, where he died two years later
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The OGPU state security services arrested Nikolai, accused him of anti-Soviet agitation, and sentenced him to three years in the Dmitrov labor camp
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1932· 1 entry
Yeltsin's parents moved to Kazan, where Yeltsin attended kindergarten
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1931· 1 entry
Born 1931-02-01.
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1918· 1 entry
Over the government's fears that it was attracting growing foreign and domestic attention
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