Max: BBC NEWS | Russian ex-president Yeltsin dies
Russian ex-president Yeltsin dies
Boris Yeltsin, who played a key role in the Soviet Union's demise and became Russia's first president, has died aged 76, the Kremlin says.
He may have become something of a joke in his later years, but I will always remember the brave leader who stood up and fought the coup that tried to bring an end to Gorbachev's reforms.
Boris Yeltsin, who played a key role in the Soviet Union's demise and became Russia's first president, has died aged 76, the Kremlin says.
He may have become something of a joke in his later years, but I will always remember the brave leader who stood up and fought the coup that tried to bring an end to Gorbachev's reforms.
posted by Max Dobberstein at 4/23/2007 01:33:00 PM
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