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NEWS ABOUT: Boris Yeltsin

Boris Yeltsin stories: 4 news summaries

Historian Sheds Gossipy Light on Clinton Years

In new book, ex-prez discusses Lewinsky, Yeltsin's drunken caper

Sep 21, 09 1:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Between 1993 and 2001, historian Taylor Branch met regularly with then-President Clinton for a series of taped interviews. The transcripts form the basis of a new book, The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History with the President, to be released next week. USA Today got a look and singles out some highlights:... More »

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John McCain • Al Gore • Boris Yeltsin • White House • Bill Clinton • president • Democrat • Clinton administration • Monica Lewinsky • George W. Bush • interview • Taylor Branch • Blair House • The Clinton Tapes

Gorbachev Goes Easy on Putin, for Now

Ex-leader defends prez, even as
Kremlin rolls back democracy

Dec 1, 07 8:13 PM CST
(Newser) - Gorbachev remains pals with Putin, even as the Russian prez pares back reforms that Gorbachev holds dear, the Wall Street Journal reports. The former leader reserves his blame for the Kremlin, and spares Putin, calling him "a very normal person"—even after Moscow shut down Gorbachev's political party... More »

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Russia • Boris Yeltsin • Vladimir Putin • Soviet Union • Mikhail Gorbachev • Ronald Reagan • Cold War • Margaret Thatcher • Communism • Stalin • Russian democracy • perestroika

Putin Dissolves Russian Government

Shakeup will lead to new PM and a possible successor

Sep 12, 07 7:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Russian president Vladimir Putin today accepted  the resignation of his prime minister, Mikhail Fradkov, and the whole cabinet. The shakeup gives Putin a chance to name a new PM and position a successor to himself as president. The new PM is likely to be current first deputy PM Sergei Ivanov,... More »

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Russia • Boris Yeltsin • Vladimir Putin • resignation • Mikhail Fradkov • Sergei Ivanov

Boris Yeltsin Dies at 76

Apr 23, 07 10:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Boris Yeltsin, who orchestrated Russia's uneasy transition to democracy, died this morning, according to the Kremlin. He was 76. The cause hasn't been released, but Russia's first democratically elected leader had a history of heart problems. Yeltsin ascended to power after a struggle with reformer Mikhail Gorbachev, who finally ceded... More »

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Russia • democracy • Boris Yeltsin • obituary • death • Mikhail Gorbachev • USSR • Chechnya

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