The man who helped make ex-KGB officer Vladimir Putin a president - BBC
2019年12月17日 · The former officer of the KGB - the Soviet security service - was handpicked by President Boris Yeltsin and his inner circle to lead Russia into the 21st Century.
History As It Happens: Why Yeltsin chose Putin, why Putin chose …
2022年4月18日 · In late 1999, a series of decisions by Russian President Boris Yeltsin helped pave the way for the return of Russian authoritarianism under a powerful leader – although …
As Putin reaches 25 years in power, has he 'taken care of Russia'?
2024年12月29日 · Boris Yeltsin (L) announced he would be resigning immediately and handing over presidential powers to Vladimir Putin on 31 December 1999
Boris Yeltsin - Wikipedia
Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin[a][b] (1 February 1931 – 23 April 2007) was a Soviet and Russian politician and statesman who served as the president of Russia from 1991 to 1999. He was a …
Why People Are Comparing Boris Yeltsin to Vladimir Putin 30 …
2023年10月9日 · Thirty years ago this month, Russian President Boris Yeltsin ordered tanks to shell the parliament—a wedding cake–style building in downtown Moscow called the White …
How Did Boris Yeltsin Help Vladimir Putin Become President?
2022年2月25日 · Due to his loyalty and powerful friends in the federal government, Putin was hand-picked by Yeltsin to become Russia's Prime Minister in August 1999. This almost …
Putin marks 25 years in power: How the tsar crushed all his rivals
2024年12月31日 · Twenty-five years after Boris Yeltsin named a little-known Vladimir Putin as his successor, the once-perceived puppet has solidified his rule; having stabilized Russia after the …
From Yeltsin to Putin - Hoover Institution
2000年4月1日 · The consensus in Moscow is that the young, ambitious, and focused Putin will be very much a hands-on leader, inheriting the legacy of the impetuous and autocratic Yeltsin. …
Putin becomes acting president of Russia, following Yeltsin’s ...
2022年10月27日 · On New Year’s Eve, 1999, Boris Yeltsin, the first president of the Russian Federation, resigns after eight years in office. The presidency passes to the prime minister, …
'He is an introvert – a man of deeds, not words': How Vladimir Putin ...
2024年12月30日 · At midnight, Yeltsin's heir apparent Vladimir Putin made his first televised address as acting president. "There will be no power vacuum," he promised. There was a …