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

The coup’s leaders also wanted to arrest Boris Yeltsin, the new, progressive leader of Soviet Russia.

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But Yeltsin managed to take refuge inside the parliament building in Moscow.

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An encouraged Yeltsin went outside, stood on a tank, and called on the Soviet people to make their voices heard.

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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.

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But ultimately, he lost much of his power and influence to the guy who got all that pizza: Yeltsin, the public face of the anti-coup resistance.

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