Boris Yeltsin, Russia’s first president, is remembered as a controversial figure who helped defeat Communism and laid the foundation of Russian democracy, but also introduced reforms that bankrupted millions of citizens. The Moscow House of Photography hosts an exhibition dedicated to the 80th anniversary since Yeltsin’s birth, which will run until March 13.
Boris Yeltsin's thorny path to democracy
16:22 GMT 01.02.2011 (Updated: 19:53 GMT 19.10.2022)
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Boris Yeltsin, Russia’s first president, is remembered as a controversial figure who helped defeat Communism and laid the foundation of Russian democracy, but also introduced reforms that bankrupted millions of citizens. The Moscow House of Photography hosts an exhibition dedicated to the 80th anniversary since Yeltsin’s birth, which will run until March 13.
