Yeltsin

Yeltsin
/yelt"sin/, n.
Boris Nikolayevich /bawr"is nik'euh luy"euh vich, bohr"-, bor"-/; Russ. /bu rddyes" nyi ku lah"yi vyich/, born 1931, president of the Russian Federation since 1991.

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  • Yeltsin, Boris Nikolayevich — ▪ 2008  Russian politician born Feb. 1, 1931 , Sverdlovsk [now Yekaterinburg], Russia, U.S.S.R. died April 23, 2007 , Moscow, Russia as independent Russia s first popularly elected president (1991–99), guided the country through a stormy decade… …   Universalium

  • Yeltsin, Boris (Nikolayevich) — born Feb. 1, 1931, Sverdlovsk, Russia, U.S.S.R. Russian politician and president of Russia (1990–99). After attending the Urals Polytechnic Institute, he worked at construction projects in western Russia (1955–68). He became Communist Party… …   Universalium

  • Yeltsin, Borís (Nikoláievich) — (1 feb. 1931, Sverdlovsk, Rusia, URSS). Político ruso y presidente de Rusia (1990–99). Después de asistir al Instituto Politécnico de los Urales, trabajó en proyectos de construcción en el oeste de Rusia (1955–68). Se convirtió en dirigente del… …   Enciclopedia Universal

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