Yeltsin

American  

[yelt-sin] / ˈyɛlt sɪn /

noun

1. Boris Nikolayevich 1931–2007, president of the Russian Federation 1991–99.

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Yeltsin British  

/ jeltsin, ˈjɛltsɪn /

noun

1. Boris ( Nicolayevich ). 1931–2007, Russian politician: president of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1990–91); president of Russia (1991–99)

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Example Sentences

Putin, a former KGB agent, became the president of Russia after Boris Yeltsin stepped down in December 1999.

From Barron's

Capably encapsulated by Mr. Zygar are the Chernobyl nuclear disaster; the growing challenge by Boris Yeltsin; the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan; the relentless push for freedom of expression by Alexander Yakovlev, the “godfather of glasnost”; and Andrei Sakharov’s demands for democratic governance.

From The Wall Street Journal

From the attempted coup to save the Soviet Union to Yeltsin’s iconic stand on the top of a tank to the Kremlin’s hammer-and-sickle flag being lowered on Christmas Day 1991, Mr. Zygar’s account of the 20th century’s most exhilarating moment, next only to the defeat of Nazi Germany, is a coherent, fast-moving and absorbing tale.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We effectively and legally abolished the Soviet totalitarian empire,” said Gennady Burbulis, Yeltsin’s top aide.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Moscow crew shipped off all those pizzas and 20 cases of Pepsi to the parliament building, to fortify Yeltsin and his supporters against the coup.

From Slate