81K views · 1.3K reactions | On December 25, 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev addressed the nation for the last time, announcing his resignation as President of the Soviet Union. In a calm but emotional speech, he declared that his era had ended and handed over nuclear codes to Boris Yeltsin - marking the final collapse of the USSR after 69 years of existence. #gorbachev #ussr #russia #history | Russia Unofficial | Facebook

Boris Yeltsin was certainly an extraordinary figure. 🇷🇺 Russia’s first president after the fall of the Soviet Union, Yeltsin alternately charmed and shocked Western audiences with his expansive gestures and straightforward manner of speaking. 🥂 He was also an avid drinker—which sometimes got him in trouble… | Sunday Roast

1.2K views · 18 reactions | In 1992, Canadian journalist Diane Francis arrived in Moscow to interview Boris Yeltsin. She says he was so drunk he face-planted into his breakfast. | Times Radio | Facebook

6.2K views · 22 reactions | Russia's first elected president, Boris Yeltsin, died 12 years ago. He spoke to Newsnight in 1988, three years before he became leader. #TBT | BBC Newsnight | Facebook

Eski Rusya lideri Boris Yeltsin'den Putin yorumu! "Sert ve savaşçıydı" | CNN TÜRK

Putin reconoce la influencia de Yeltsin en su carrera presidencial Putin dijo que no habría llegado a presidente de Rusia si no hubiera sido por la decisión de Borís Yeltsin. #putin #rusia #yeltsin #historia #anecdota #elecciones #votación #kremlin | Líder de Rusia

Tras la renuncia de Boris Yeltsin, en 1999, fueron convocadas elecciones anticipadas en Rusia. El 27 de marzo de 2000, Vladimir Putin, tras asumir como presidente interino después de la renuncia de Boris Yeltsin, obtuvo el 51,2 % de los votos, superando a Gennady Ziuganov, quien quedó en segundo lugar con el 28,4 %. #putin #rusia #elections #politica #kremlin #history #lideres #news #internacional #russia | Repartidor de periódicos