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Boris Yeltsin

Vladimir Putin walks between two rows of people clapping their hands and taking photos with their cell phones
Conflict & Justice
20 years of Putin in power: A timeline
Christian Ray Flores became a rock star in post-Soviet Russia in the '90s: "No one knew exactly how to make music like that but I did because I grew up overseas."
Global Politics
The guy who supplied the soundtrack for Boris Yeltsin’s Rock the Vote
The body of Boris Nemtsov moves through long lines of mourners in Moscow.
Global Politics
Lines snake through Moscow as thousands mourn Boris Nemtsov
Russia's President Vladimir Putin makes his annual New Year address to the nation in Moscow December 31, 2014.
Global Politics
Five corrupt moves that helped make Putin the most powerful man in Russia
Vladimir Zhirinovsky, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, drinks a shot of vodka while visiting a market as part of his party Duma election campaign in the southern Russian city of Stavropol.
Lifestyle & Belief
How vodka became the beloved drink it is today in Russia
Ukraine
Global Politics
Ukraine finds it hard to disentangle from its deep Russian ties
As Afghan drawdown continues, question raised over country’s future
Backstory of Russian-Georgian conflict
Arts, Culture & Media
A tale of two Russian anthems
What We Can Learn from the Soviet Withdrawal from Afghanistan
Global Politics
Putin Swapping Mercedes for Russian-Made Zil Limousine
Masha Gessen on Vladimir Putin, ‘The Man Without a Face’
Global Politics
Gorbachev, Yeltsin and the Demise of the USSR
Interview with Russia’s Top Environmental Advisor
Global Politics
Russia feels the pinch
Global Politics
Backstory of the Russian-Georgian conflict