This week he remembered Mr. Yeltsin as a man thanks to whom "a new democratic Russia was born." Political scientists say history will remember Boris Yeltsin as a leader who was democratic in some ways ...

这栋名为鲍里斯·N·叶利钦总统中心 (Boris N. Yeltsin Presidential Center)的大楼效仿了美国纪念前总统的那种建筑。在一个官方历史经常篡改或抹杀、而非赞美已离世领导人政绩的国家里，这栋大楼很快将成为第一个纪念前总统的场所。

Mr Yeltsin's achievements have to be measured not against the ideal state of affairs which many of his own supporters expected but against the real danger at that time of an uncontrollable ...

Did Yeltsin’s tenure of corruption and cronyism give rise to Putin? Or did the Russian president offer a glimpse of liberal democracy? Thirty years on from the collapse of the Soviet Union, Mick ...

Boris Yeltsin, the former Russian president who died on Monday, was the first elected leader of the largest country on earth. That achievement alone ensures he will be remembered as a giant.

Mr Yeltsin's sack-the-government tactics smack of a deal provoked by such shadowy figures, who do not want Russia's new capitalists to be held accountable for their actions or their deals to be ...

While there is much debate about the Boris Yeltsin’s checkered legacy, there is no debate about the towering influence he exerted on his country. He was a larger-than-life figure who changed ...

Boris Yeltsin's son-in-law has quit his role as a Kremlin adviser amid speculation Vladimir Putin is losing his grip on power due to his health. Valentin Yumashev, who is married to the former ...

Boris Yeltsin, the former President of Russia who died today aged 76, led Russians away from the bondage of Communism, but was never to see the promised land of a thriving market economy and a ...

Learn about the major world events and happenings, birthdays, and deaths that took place on July 10. Check what happened ...