Boris Yeltsin
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The earthquake still shaking the world
The cataclysmic collapse 20 years ago of the Soviet Union unleashed conflict, instability and poverty that are still felt today.
Russia to auction favoured Yeltsin hideaway
On sale soon to the highest bidder: Boris Yeltsin’s favourite dacha.
Sarkozy pays tribute to Britain, calls for ‘brotherhood’
French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday declared the birth of an Anglo-French axis as a force for progress in Europe and the world, on issues ranging from climate change…
Medvedev vows to uphold Putin legacy
Russia’s next president Dmitry Medvedev pledged to uphold Vladimir Putin’s policies on Monday after a big election win that critics said was stage-managed to let the outgoing…
Putin is Time magazine’s person of the year
Time magazine named Russian President Vladimir Putin its person of the year for 2007 on Wednesday, saying he had returned his country from chaos to ”the table of world power”…
Keeping a lid on Putin’s resurgent Russia
Russia’s latest outburst of passive-aggressive paranoia, aimed at Britain in particular, may reflect a realisation in the Kremlin that Western resistance to its perceived…