Politics Dec 19 Watch Time Names Russia’s Putin ‘Person of the Year’ in New Sign of Influence Time magazine named Russian President Vladimir Putin its "Person of the Year" Wednesday -- the latest sign of Putin's rise as a key player on the world stage. A Time editor and a policy expert examine Putin's leadership and how…
Nation Apr 25 Russia Buries Former President Yeltsin Amid Pageantry Boris Yeltsin was laid to rest in Moscow's famed Novodevichy Cemetery on Wednesday, after a ceremony at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in the first full Orthodox funeral for a Russian leader since the death of Czar Alexander III… By Admin, PBS News Hour
Nation Apr 23 Watch Former Russian President Yeltsin Leaves Complex Legacy Boris Yeltsin, who pushed for democracy and a market economy as the first freely elected president of Russia, died Monday at age 76. A journalist and a professor discuss Yeltsin's legacy.
Nation Apr 23 Yeltsin, First President of Russian Federation, Dies Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin, who helped steer the final collapse of the Soviet Union and the creation of the Russian Federation, died Monday of heart failure at the Central Clinical Hospital in Moscow. He was 76. By Admin, PBS News Hour
Jan 02 Praise, Predictions Follow Yeltsin Resignation In an essay written for Time magazine, President Clinton hails Boris Yeltsin as the "Father of Russian Democracy." But Clinton says that Russia's new acting president, Vladimir Putin, faces "unfinished business."… Continue reading
Dec 31 Russian President Yeltsin Resigns The full text of outgoing Russian President Boris Yeltsin's resignation speech. Continue reading