Under Boris Yeltsin's presidency in the 1990s, Russia possessed neither the will nor the capability to assume a dominant role in its relations with its neighbours. Vladimir Putin came to office in 2000 with the goal of reversing the decline in Russia's presence in the post-Soviet space. ...
摘要: This article seeks to analyze Russia's Central Asia policy under President Boris Yeltsin during the 1990s. It focuses on Russia's security and economic relation关键词: Russian Foreign Policy Central Asia Boris Yeltsin security relations economic relations ...
Before that, he held board chairman positions at a telecommunications company, bank, and investment company — a function of his status as the son of Sergei Kiriyenko, the former prime minister of Russia under Boris Yeltsin, and now first deputy chief of staff in the Putin administration. (...
2024 After an extensive search, Yeltsin chooses Vladimir Putin, the former director of the FSB, as his successor. Initially, this decision raises eyebrows and appears to be an odd choice to many. However, within a matter of months, Putin's popularity skyrockets, making him the most well-lik...
List of famous writers from Russia, listed alphabetically with photos when available. Russia is home to many prolific writers, including those who write ...
The years under Boris Yeltsin (1991–1999), were characterized by the reorganization of governmental structures and functions, with conflict over the balance of power between the president and the parliament, and between central and regional powers. A constitution approved by referendum in 1993 provide...
The Soviet Union's dissolution in 1991 created the Russian Federation and 14 independent states. Under Boris Yeltsin and Vladimir Putin's leadership, Russia transitioned to a market economy, experiencing significant political and economic changes. Today, Russia maintains influence as a major world power...
Russia - Federalism, Autonomy, Diversity: During the Soviet era the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic (the R.S.F.S.R.) was subject to a series of Soviet constitutions (1918, 1924, 1936, 1977), under which it nominally was a sovereign socialist
While there were isolated cases in the 1990s under President Boris Yeltsin, Orlov said major crackdowns began slowly after Putin came to power in 2000. Oil tycoon and Kremlin political opponent Mikhail Khodorkovsky, center, is seen in a defendants’ cage in court in Moscow, Russia, Thursday...
While under the strict surveillance of the Tsar's political police and unable to publish, Pushkin wrote his most famous play, the drama Boris Godunov. His novel in verse, Eugene Onegin, was serialized between 1825 and 1832. Pushkin was fatally wounded in a duel with his brother-in-law, ...